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THE BOOK 


COMMON PRAYER, 


AND ADMINISTRATION OF 


THE SACRAMENTS; 


AND OTHER 
RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, 


ACCORDING TO THE USE OF 


Che Protestant Episcopal Church 


IN THE 


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : 


TOGETHER WITH 


THE PSALTER, OR PSALMS OF DAVID. 


NEW YORK: 
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
GEORGE 8S. APPLETON, 164 CHESNUT-ST. 


M DCCC L. 


¢. 


Philadelphia, June 7, 1845. 


1 do hereby certify, that this edition of the Common Prayer Book, the 
Articles, Offices, and Metre Psalms and Hymns, has been duly compared 
with a Standard Book, and corrected, by a Presbyter of this Dioceses 
appointed by the Standing Committee thereof. 


BENJAMIN DORR, 
President of the Standing Committee of the 
Diocese of Pennsylvania, 








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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 





. The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer. 

. The Preface. 

. The Order how the Psalter is appointed to be read. 

. The Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to be read. 

. Tables of Lessons of Holy Scripture, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer 


throughout the Year. 


. The Calendar. 
. Tables and Rules for the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, together with the 


Days of Fasting and Abstinence throughout the Year. 


. Tables for finding the Holydays. 
. The Order for Daily Morning Prayer. 


The Order for Daily Evening Prayer. 

Prayers and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions, to be used before the two 
final Prayers of Morning and Evening Service. 

The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used throughout the Year. 

The Order for the Administration of the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion. 

The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants, to be used in the Church. 

The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children, in Houses. 

The Ministration of Baptism to such as are of Riper Years, and able to answer 
for themselves. 

A Catechism ; that is to say, an Instruction to be learned by every Person before 
he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop. 

The Order of Confirmation, or Laying on of Hands upon those that are baptized. 
and come to years of Discretion. 

The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony. 

The Order for the Visitation of the Sick. 

The Communion of the Sick. 

The Order for the Burial of the Dead. 

The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth, commonly called, The Church- 
ing of Women. 

Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea. 

A Form of Prayer for the Visitation of Prisoners. 

A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Fruits of the earth, 
and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence. 

Forms of Prayer to be used in Families. 

Selections of Psalms, to be used instead of the Psalms for the Day, at the dis- 
cretion of the Minister. 

The Psalter, or Psalms of David. 


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THE RATIFICATION OF 


THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER 


—_—e 


By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in 
Convention, this Sixteenth Day of October, in the Year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine. 


Hts Convention having, in their present session, set forth 

A Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the 
Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, 
do hereby establish the said Book: And they declare it to be 
the Liturgy of this Church: And require that it be received 
as such by all the members of the same: And this Book shall 
be in use from and after the First Day of October, in the Year 
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety. 


PREFACE. 


Ir is a most invaluable part of that blessed liberty wherewith Curist 
hath made us free, that in his worship, different forms and usages may 
without offence be allowed, provided the substance of the Faith be kept 
entire ; and that, in every Church, what cannot be clearly determined to 
belong to Doctrine must be referred to Discipline; and therefore, by 
common consent and authority, may be altered, abridged, enlarged, 
amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient for the 
edification of the people, ‘according to the various exigencies of times 
and occasions.” 

The Church of England, to which the Protestant Episcopal Church 
in these States is indebted, under Gop, for her first foundation and a 
long continuance of nursing care and protection, hath, in the Preface of 
her Book of Common Prayer, laid it down as a rule, that “The 
particular forms of Divine Worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies 
appointed to be used therein, being things in their own nature indifferent 
and alterable, and so acknowledged, it is but reasonable that upon 
weighty and important considerations, according to the various exigen- 
cies of times and occasions, such changes and alterations should be 
made therein, as to those who are in places of authority should, from 
time to time, seem either necessary or expedient.” 

The same Church hath not only in her Preface, but likewise in her 
Articles and Homilies, declared the necessity and expediency of occa- 
sional alterations and amendments in her Forms of Public Worship ; 
and we find accordingly, that, seeking to “ keep the happy mean between 
too much stiffness in refusing, and too much easiness in admitting 
variations in things once advisedly established, she hath, in the reign of 
several Princes, since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the time of 
Edward the Sixth, upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto 
moving, yielded to make such alterations in some particulars, as in 
' their respective times were thought convenient; yet so as that the main 
body and essential parts of the same (as well in the chiefest materials, 
as in the frame and order thereof) have still been continued firm and 
unshaken.” 

Her general aim in these different reviews and. alterations hath been, 
as she further declares in her said Preface, ‘‘ to do that which, according 
to her best understanding, might most tend to the preservation of peace 
and unity in the Church; the procuring of reverence, and the exciting 
of piety and devotion in the worship of Gop; and, finally, the cutting 
off occasion, from them that seek occasion, of cavil or quarrel against 
her Liturgy.” And although, according to her judgment, there be not 
‘“‘any thing in it contrary to the Word of Gop, or to sound doctrine, or 
which a godly man may not with a good conscience use and submit 
unto, or which is not fairly defensible, if allowed such just and favorable 
construction as in common equity ought to be allowed to all human 


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writings ;”’ yet upon the principles already laid down, it cannot but be 
Supposed that further alterations would in time be found expedient. 
Accordingly, a commission for a review was issued in the year 1689. 
but this great and good work miscarried at that time; and the Civil 
Authority has not since thought proper to revive it by any new com 
nission. 

But when in the course of Divine Providence, these American States 
became independent with respect to civil government, their ecclesiastical 
independence was necessarily included; and the different religious 
denominations of Christians in these States were left at full and equal 
liberty to model and organize their respective Churches, and forms of 
worship, and discipline, in such manner as they might judge most con- 
venient for their future prosperity; consistently with the constitution 
and laws of their country. 

The attention of this Church was in the first place drawn to those 
alterations in the Liturgy which became necessary in the prayers for our 
Civil Rulers, in consequence of the Revolution. And the principal care 
herein was to make them conformable to what ought to be the proper 
end of all such prayers, namely, that ‘‘ Rulers may have grace, wisdom, 
and understanding to execute justice, and to maintain truth;” and that 
the people ‘may lead quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and 
honesty.” 

But while these alterations were in review before the Convention, 
they could not but, with gratitude to Gop, embrace the happy occasion 
which was offered to them (uninfluenced and unrestrained by any 
worldly authority whatsoever) to take a further review of the Public 
Service, and to establish such other alterations and amendments therein 
as might be deemed expedient. 

It seems unnecessary to enumerate all the different alterations and 
amendments. ‘They will appear, and it is to be hoped, the reasons of 
them also, upon a comparison of this with the Book of Common Prayer 
of the Church of England. In which it will also appear that this 
Church is far from intending to depart from the Church of England 
in any essential point of doctrine, discipline, or worship; or further 
than local circumstances require. 

And now, this important work being brought to a conclusion, it is 
hoped the whole will be received and examined by every true member 
of our Church, and every sincere Christian, with a meek, candid, and 
charitable frame of mind; without prejudice or prepossessions ; seriously 
considering what Christianity is, and what the truths of the Gospel 
are; and earnestly beseeching Almighty Gop to accompany with his 
blessing every endeavour for promulgating them to mankind in the 
clearest, plainest, most affecting and majestic manner, for the sake of 
Jesus Curist, our blessed Lord and Saviour. 





THE ORDER 
HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED TO BE READ. 





tf iE Psalter shall be read through once every month, as it is there appointed, 
both for Morning and Evening Prayer. But in February, it shall be read only 
to the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth day of the month. 

And whereas, January, March, May, July, August, October, and December, 
have one-and-thirty days apiece ; it is ordered, that the same Psalms shall be read 
the last day of the said months which were read the day before ; so that the Psalter 
may begin again the first day of the next month ensuing. 

And whereas the 119th Psalm is divided into twenty-two Portions, and is over 
long to be read at one time; it is so ordered, that at one time shall not be read 
above four or five of the said Portions. 

The Minister, instead of reading from the Psalter as divided for Daily Morning 
and Evening Prayer, may read one of the Selections set out by this Church. 

And, on Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving, appointed either by the Civil or by 
the Ecclesiastical Authority, the Minister may appoint such Psalms as he shall 
think fit in his discretion, unless any shall have been appointed by the Ecclesiasti- 
cal Authority, in a Service set out for the Occasion ; which, in that case, shall be 
used, and no other. 


PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. 





Morning. | Evening. 


Morning. | Evening. 
CuristMAs-Day, | 19, 45, 85 | 89, 110, 132 


EasTer-Day, 2, 57, 111 |113, 114, 118 


AscENsIOoN-Day, | 8, 15, 21 | 24, 47, 103 








AsH-WEDNESDAY,| 6, 32, 38 | 102, 130, 143 




















Goop-F Ripay, 22, 40, 54 64, 88 Wurr-Sunbay, 48, 68 104, 145 





The Minister may use one of the Selections, instead of any one of the above Portions. 


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THE ORDER 


HOW THE REST OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE 
IS APPOINTED TO BE READ. 


“et Old Testament is appointed for the First Lessons at Morning and Evening 
Prayer; so that the most part thereof will be read every year once, as in the 
Calendar is appointed, : 
The New Testament is appointed for the Second Lessons at Morning and Even- 
ing Prayer. f 
And to know what Lessons shall be read every day, look for the day of the month 
in the Calendar following, and there ye shall find the Chapters that shall be read 


!| for the Lessons, both at Morning and Evening Prayer; except only the Moveable 


Feasts, which are not in the Calendar; and the Immoveable, where there is a blank 
left in the column of Lessons; the Proper Lessons for all which days are to be 


| found in the Table of Proper Lessons. 


And, on Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving, the same rule is to obtain as in read- 
ing the Psalms. 

And the same discretion of choice is allowed on occasions of Ecclesiastical Con- 
yentions, and those of Charitable Collections. 

And Note, That whensoever Proper Psalms or Lessons are appointed, then the 
Psalms and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in the Psalter and Calendar, if 
they be different, shall be omitted for that time. 

Note also, That the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, appointed for the Sunday, shall 
serve all the Week after, where it is not in this Book otherwise ordered. 











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TABLES OF LESSONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE, 


TO BE READ AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 











A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS, 


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SUNDAYS. MORNING. EVENING. 
FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON. FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON. 
In Advent. ——— | -———————_—_—_—__- — 
1 —  |]Isaiah —— 1)Luke l1tov.39\Isaiah — 2|)Romans —— 10 
2 5|/——- 1 v. 39) —___—__—_- 24| __—-_——_—_ 19 
3——__—_- —_—_—_———— 25 3 tov. 19;\—— 28 tov. 23|————_——_——- 14 
4 — 30| Matt. 3 tov. 13) ———————— 32/1 Corinthians 1 
After Christmas. 
[jes 35| Luke 2 Vv. 25/————__- 40/ -_———_- 
Q9——____— 41|Mark 1to v. 16; -————-._ 42; Hebrews. 2 
After Epiphany. 
1————-__ | 44| Matt. 2v. 13} —~—————— 451 Corinthians 3 
2 ————- 51 | John lv. 20'-——, 52. to'v. 13 13 
3 ————— 54/Matt. 4v.12;——— 55|2Corinthians 4 
4 ——— 57/| Luke 4v. 14 to33) ———————_ 59| -————_-. 55 
5 61|Matthew 5|———————_- 62Galatians 2 
6—— 65|———————- 6 66|————————- 
Septuagesima. |Jeremiah 5|——————__ 7| Jeremiah 22| Ephesians 1 
Sexagesima. ————— 35| Luke 7v. 19; 36 -———_. 2 
Quinquagesima. |Lamenta. 1|Mark 6tov.30|Lam. 3 tov. 37 3 
In Lent. ; 
1 Jeremiah 7|Matthew 10/ Jeremiah 9|———-———- 4 
Q Ezekiel —— 14| Luke 10 to v. 25| Ezekiel 18 5 
3 — 20 tov. 27)Mark 9 tov. 30|;—— 20 v. 27 6 
4 Micah —— 6\Luke 19 vy. 28) Habakkuk 3) Philippians 1 
5 Hag. 2 tov. 10;———————- 21/Zechariah | 13)-——————_——. 
a Daniel —— 9|Matthew 26|Malachi 3and 4;Heb. 5tov. 11 
Easter-Day. Exod. 12 to v.37) Romans 6|Exodus 12 vy. 37|Acts QV. 22 
After Easter. f ; 
1 —  |Isaiah —— 43/Acts —— i|Isaiah —— 48/1 Corinthians 15 
gq——_—_——._ |Hosea ———- 13|-———————. | Hosea —— 14!|Colossians 1 
3——._ Joel 3v.9 5|Micah —— 4/—————__—. 
4—————_ [Micah — 5 6|Nahum —— 1/1 Thes. —— 3 
5————— [Zechariah 8|;———— 8y.5|Zechariah 10 4 
After Ascension.|Joel — 2\John —— 17/Zephaniah 3/2 Thes. 3 to v. 17 
hit-Sunday. |Deut. 16tov.18)Acts 4tov.36)Isaiah — 11|Acts 19tov. 21 
Trinity. Genesis—— 1|Matthew 3/Genesis-—— 2]1 John —— 5 
After Trinity. 
1—————-_ |. S| Acts 9 tov. 32]; ——————_ 61 Timothy 6 
2 —— 9§tov.20 10|——_ 15 tov. 19/2 Timothy 2 
3 87 111 ——_ 22 3&4tov.9 
4 43); ———_—__—_—_- 14 45 | Titus2 & 3tov. 10 
5 ————— 49] ——_ 15 50| Hebrews—— 10 
6 Exodus —— 3|——————— 17/Exodus —— 5 11 
7 SO 80 SS er 
8——_———_ To 1 Sh) es 1 eee 
g9—— |Numbers _ 16;——————— 26|Numbers 22, James —— 1 
10————— _ |—————- 23] ————___ 98|____ 4. pan a 
11———___ [Deut. 4tov.41|Matthew —_18|/Deuteronomy 5 3 
12 6 SS 0 | 4 
{i} ———————_ 0) 8 
j4-——_—__ Se ——— 25|-——_—____- 34/1 Peter —— 1 
15—————____ | Joshua —— 23)/Mark -—— 4|Joshua —— 24 2 
| 16————— |Judges —— 4 ——  13|Judges —— 5 3 
17—————____ |1 Samuel 12|Luke —— 13)1Samuel 17 4 
1s————— _|2Samuel 12/—————— 15|/2Samuel 19| =e 215 
19—————___ |1 Kings 8 to v.22/--————- 201 Kings8v.22to62,2 Peter —— 1 
20-—— —s «|_—————_ 17 John 1 —— 3|/——————— 18;/———————. 2 
Q21——__—_- 2Kings—— 5|———————  7|2Kings —-— 19 3 
22-__——-_ |Daniel ——  6|———————. 8 Daniel —— 7|\1John —— 1 
23————_——-_ | Proverbs 1|———————_ 9| Proverbs 2; ——--—- 2 
Q.$—_—_—_—_—_ —_—_—_—_——_-_ | —————_- 10/ —————_- 8 3 
95—_—<_— |. 11| ————- 11| —— 1 4 
26——————_ ——————_—  13|\————-_ 15 —— 14 Jude 
Vi —————_ —— 15] 16, —— 16 2 John 
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A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR HOLY-DAYS. 








HOLY-DAYS. MORNING, 


St. Andrew. |Proverbs 20 








St. Thomas. 23 
Nativity. : 

1 Lesson, j|Isaiah9tov.8 

2 Lesson, |Luke2tov.15 
St. Stephen. 

1 Lesson, |Proverbs 28 

2 Lesson, |Acts6v.8and 

ch. 7to v, 30 

St. John. 

1 Lesson, |Eccles. 5 

2 Lesson, |Revela. 1 
Innocents. Jer. 31 tov. 18 
Circumcision. 

1 Lesson, |Gen.17tov.15 

2Lesson, |Romans 2 
Epiphany. 

1 yale Tsaiah 60 

2 Lesson, {Romans 11 
Conversion of 

St, Paul. ; 

1 Lesson, |Wisdom 5 

2 Lesson, |Acts22tov.22 
Purification 


of Vir. Mary.|Wisdom = 9 
St. Matthias. 





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Annunciation 
of Vir. Mary.|Ecclus. Q 


Ash- Wednes- 


day. fr 
1 Lesson, |Jsaiah 59 
2 Lesson, |Luke 6». 20 


Monday _ be- 
Sore Easter. 


1 Lesson, |Daniel 10 
2 Lesson, |John 14 
Tuesday be- 
fore Easter. 
1 Lesson, |Dan.11tov.30 
2 Lesson, (John 15 
Wednesday 
before Easter. 
1 Lesson, |Dan. 11¥.30 
2 Lesson, (John 11. 45 


Thursday be- 
Sore Easter. 


1 Lesson, |Daniel 12 

2 Lesson, |John 13 
Good-Friday. 

1 Lesson, 

2 Lesson, |John 





EVENING, 








Proverbs 21 





24 


Isa.7v.10t017 
Titus3v.4to9 


Eccles. 4 
Acts7v.30t055 


Eccles. 6 
Revela. 22 


Wisdom 1 


Deut. 10 v. 12 
Colos. Q 
Isaiah 49 


John 2 tov. 12 





Wisdom 6 
Acts 26 tov.24 
Wisdom 12 
Ecclus. J 
— 3 


Jonah 3 
2 Peter 3 





Hosea 1] 





13 





\Jeremiah 31 


[and ch. 53 


Gen. 22tov.20 Isaiah 52 v. 13 
18} Phil. Q 








HOLY-DAYS, 


Easter-Even. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


Monday in 
Easter- Week. 
1 Lesson, 

2 Lesson, 


Tuesday in 
Easter- Week. 
1 Lesson, 

2 Lesson, 


St. Mark. 


St. Philip, & 
St. James. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


Ascension. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


Monday in 
Whitsun-w’ k. 
1 Lesson, 

2 Lesson, 


Tuesday in 
Whitsun-w’ k. 
1 Lesson, 

2 Lesson, 


St. Barnabas. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


St. John Bap. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


St. Peter. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


St. James. 


St. Bartholo- 
mew. 


St. Matthew. 


St. Michael. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


St. Luke. 


St. Simonand 
St. Jude. 


All Saints. 
1 Lesson, 
2 Lesson, 


MORNING. 


Zech. 9 
Luke 23 v.50 


Exodus 
Matthew 


16 
28 





Isa. 26 to v. 20 
Lu. 24tov. 13 


Ecclus. 4 


Ecclus. 7 
John 1.43 


2 Kings Q 
Luke 24 v, 44 


Gen. 11tov.10 
TCor: 12 


1Sam.19v.18 





1 Thess. 5 
Ecclus. 10 
Acts 14 
Malachi 3 
Matt. 3 
Ecclus. 15 
Acts 3 
Eeclus. Q1 
—_ 24 
\ 
——— 35 
Genesis 32 


Acts 12tov.20 


Ecclus. 51 


Job 24 and 25 


W isd. 3tov.10 
Heb. 11%. 32 
&ch.12tov.7 














EVENING, 
Exodus 13 
Hebrews 4 
Job 19}| 
Acts 3| 
Tsaiah 12 
2 Cor. 5 
Ecclus. 5 
9 
Deut. 10 


Deut. 








Job 


Wisd.5 





Galatians 5 


Eeclus. 12 
Acts 15tov.36 
Malachi 4 
Mat. 14tov.13) 
Ecclus. 19 
Acts 4 
Ecclus. 22 

29 
oe 38 
Daniel 10 v. 5 
Jude v. 5 to 16 


Rev. 19tov.17 


Eph. 4 tov. 17 


Numbers 11 
1Cor.14tov.26 


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MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
1) A | Circumcision. 
2) b (——_|Gen. —— 1, Matt. ——11'Gen. ——2/Rom. ——1 
Ay Ae 3 Q 4 2 
4\d 5} —— ms! 6 A) 
5) e 7 — 4 8 4 
6| f Epiphany. 
7| g —-—cc“— 9'\—- 5 tov. 21 11 5 
8| A |——————_- 12, —— O'Vs cl 13 6 
OW oi ke ater lea 14\——. 6 tov 16 15 7 
10 | ¢ -——————————qx“|_—_———16|/—— 6 v. 16 17 8 
liid —- 18tov. 17 Ve Pek a 9 
127).e —— 19tov. 30\—— 8tov. 18 20 10 
Berg —— 21 to v. 22/—— 8v.18i——_-_ Al v. 22 sal 
14| g - 22'——. 9tov.18 23 12 
15; A —— 24 to v. 32; —— 9¥v.18\—— 24. 32|— 13 
16/b 25 tov. 19 10;——-__—- 25 v.19 14 
Iv ¢c 26 tov. 17 Lij— —- 286 v. 17) ——_——-15. 
18|d —— 27 to v. 30—— 12tov.22;,—— 27v.30 16 
19|e eee 28\——_—s— 12. v. 22; 29 to v. 15/1 Cor. —— 1 
20 | f — -_- 29 v. 15, —— 13 to v. 31/—— 30 to v. 25 2 
21) g ——|—__ 30 v. 25;—_ 13 v. 31; 31 to v. 25 3 
22) A —_|——__ 3l v.25 14 32 to v. 24 4 
23 | b ——s- 32v. 24/——- 15 to v. 21 33 HI 
24) c 34\——_—s-—« 15 v. 21); 35 _—- 6 
25 | d | Conversion of | > | 
26) e St. Paul. 37 16; 39, -__ 7 
27 | f -_——_——_ 40 17|—— 41 to v. 37; ———————- 8 
28] g — 4lvy.37)\—— 18 tov. 21|;—— 42 to v. 25; ——_——_——- 9 
29) A —._—s« 42 v.25;,——_— «18 Vv. 21;——- 43 to v. 15| 10 
30 | b ——=) 43. 15 19|——. 44 to v. 14; ———————-11 
ale Cc ——— (Aaa 20 to v. 17|— 45 to v. 16; ——————_12 
A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR FEBRUARY.* 
MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. SSS ee 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
1) d |—————_|Genm.” 45 v. 16|Matts 20 v. 17/Gen.: —46|1 Cor. ——13 
2| e |Puritfication af \——— —— 21 tov. 23) -——_____|__—____14 
3| f | Virgin Mary. |—— 47tov.13|\—— 21v.23)—— 47v. 13; ———— 15 
Sp ge ese a a ial BT 92 to Vv. 23|—__—_—_49|>-— 4g 
Bel A 50 tov. 15;——  -_ 22 v. 23/,——_-»sv«»O v. 15/2 Cor. —— 1 
6|b Exodus 1 23) Exodus —— 2}/-——————_—— 
| @ 3 24 |—— 4 v. 18;——————_ 
8\d —— 4v.18 25 to v. 31; ———————- 5 
9le ——|——- 6tov.14,-—-_s_- 25 v. 31/——_ 6 Vv. 14; 
1o| f 7|—— 26 to v. 36; 8 to v. 16; ————— 
a LG RES — 8v.16/—  26y.36/— 9tov. 13;—————— 
12; A ——— 9v. 13 ij— 10 to v. 12;\————————— 
13) b |-—— — 10v.12 28 | ————— 1 1 ——_———_——_- 
14) ¢ —— 12tov. 37|Mark li—_-_ s- 12. v. 37}; 
15) d 13 2|\—— 14 tov. 15} ——_————_- 
16; e — 14v.15 3)———— 15) —————_ 
1 Weel ie 16,——_ 4 tov. 26|- ———_17 
18| ¢ ——— isi——_—-_: 4 v. 96|—_>— > _19 ae 
19} A 20;\——_ 5 to v. 21/——- 21 to v. 18; -——————_ 
20] b — WQMvy.i3si— £5 v.2i|— 22tov. 16;————-— 
211 ¢ —._ «s—-22v. 16/—— 6 to v. 30/——- 23 to v. 20 ———————_ 
997) ad. —_—|——_ _-23 v. 20/—— 6 Vv. 30|————24|———-—————_ 
23) e |————————__/——_- 32. to v. 15 7 tov. 24, 5s: 32. v. 15| ---- 
24| f | St. Matthias. — Tv. 24|————————“ é 
wo) gs |—————_ 33|;——._ 8B to v. 27; 34 to v. 27; ———_—_-_——_ 
26! A — 34yv.27/— 8 v.27 40 |_——_—-—_- § 
27) b | Lev. 19 tov. 19|--— 9tov.30)/Lev. 19 Vv. 19;-————— 
28) ¢ SS 24 |—— 9 v. 30;—— Q5 
29| d —— 26 to v. 21/—— 10 to v. 32 26 v. 21} Rom. 





OR JANUARY. 


| A TABLE OF LESSONS F 








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MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. en eS Bras Se eee 8 ES 
1 LESSON, 2 LESSON, 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
*l ald Num. litov.24;Mark 10v.32)Num. 11v.24/Ephes. 6 
ale |_——_———12| _——_11| ———_-13|Phil. 1 
31 f —— 14 tov. 26/—— 12tov.28})——_—s_—«14 v. 26; —_——- 2 
4|g — i6tov. 36|\——  12v.28),— I16v. 36 3 
5) A = 17 13 20|——-——-. 4 
6| b 21|—— 14 to v. 26; ———————22 Colos. 1 
0 —__|-—- 23\——_—s—« 14. vy. 26; —————-—-2.4| _- 2 
8; d —_ 25 ———] 5| 27 3 
9} e -—-————_ 30 16|—— 31 to v. 25; 4 
10| f -———_—|—__ 31 v. 25| Luke 1 to v. 39, 321 Thes. 1 
11) g —_—_|— 35 | lv. 39 36|—————_- 2 
12| A | Deut. 1 tov. 19| —~ 2tov.40|/Deut. 1v.19 3 
13| b |. 2 to v.. 26 —— 2v. 40;— 29526 4 
ae ee 3\——._ 4 to v. 25; ————- 5 
15|d +————_|—_ 4 v. 25 4\—— 5tov.22\2Thes. 1 
[oes 5v. 22 5|————_- 6) —————— 2 
17| f 7;\——._ 6tov. 20 8|—————- 3 
i a | 9|—— 6 v. 20 10/1 Tim. 1 
19) A ———— 11|\——_ 7Ttov. 36; —— uf 2,3 
20| b 13|—— Tv. 36 14;—— 4 
14/21| c 15|——._ 8 tov. 26; 16 5 
3/22) d 17;—— 8 Vv. 26 18|————- 6 
23] e 19|\——. 9 tov. 37 20/2 Tim. 1 
11/24) f 21|—— 9v. 37 22|-—————- 2 
25/2 | Annun. — 10 tov. 25)- 3 
19 26] A! of Vir. M. 94|,——_—s—qwO'v.. 25 0 4 
8)27| b |——__- 26|—— 11 to v. 29 27| Titus 1 

28] ¢ — 28tov.15|—  11v.29)3— 28v.15|—— 2, 

16|29] d 29 12 30| Philem. 
5/30) e 31 13 32|Heb. 1 
Sif. ———_———_ — 33 14 34 2 

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR APRIL. 
| MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 

1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
+13) 1| g ———— Joshua —— 1|Luke ——15|Joshua —— 2/Heb. 3 
2} 2A —__———- 3 7 | ee aE | IE AR, | 
ib 5|——. 17 tov. 20; 6 to v. 12 5 
10} 4) ¢ = 6v.12;\——_—s- 17 v. 20/—-—_ 7tov. 16 6 
5I.d — 7v. 16|—— 18tov. 31|\—— _ 8tov. 14 7 
18] 6} e -—————|—— 8v.14;—— 18v.31;————— 9 8 
ah eee — 10tov. 15/—— 19 tov. 28} 10v. 15 to 28;)——— 9 
8g —__-«110 v. 28/——-_—«AV v. 28; —— 2Vtov. 21,10 
15) 9} A —— s-Wvy.2l 2Q| 23 —_——_—__11 
4/10) b 24 tov. 19 Q1j—-._—-—- A Vv. 19] 12 
llic Judg. 1 to v. 22 22 to v. 31|Judges 1v. 22;)-—-——13 
12/12) d 2tov.11)— Ss 22v. 31}-—— 2v.11|James 1 
1/13) e — 3tov.12 23\—— 3 v. 12; 2 
141 f 4 94/———_————- 5 3} 
9/15) g — 6tov.11\John 1ltov.29| 6v.11 to25 4 
16] A “Sass 6¥..20/——— 1 v. 29; ————————_- 7; ———- 5 
17/17] b — 8tov. 22 2} —— 8 v. 22/1 Peter 1 
6/18) c — 9tov.22;— 3tov. 22 9 v. 22 to 46, 2 
19, d os 9 vy; 46|—=— 3 v. 22/————_10 3 
20) e — 11 tov. 29,———- 4\—_—s— Il v. 29 4 
Qf 12 % 13|;————— 5 
2g )--—_——__——_ 14|\——._ 6 tov. 22 15|2 Peter 1 
23) A |- — li6tov. 21|— 6v.22,——  16v.21;———— 2 
24) b \——- 17\——_ 7 tov. 32 18|——_———- 3 
95\c | St. Mark. |---| Tv. 32 1John 1 
96) —_ +. 19 to v. 22) —. S tov. 21; ——_—»-:«19.ve 22 —2 
Q7/ e — 20 to v. 26|-— 8v.21\-— 20Vv. 26 4 
28) f 21 tov. 16 9|\——_-_- 21 v. 16 4 
29} g |\—-—_—|Ruth —— 1|——10tov 22|Ruth — 2|\——— 5 

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A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR MAY. 
EVENING PRAYER 












MORNING PRAYER. 








CALENDAR. 





1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 


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21e St. James. |1Sam. 1| John 11 tov. 30)1Sam.2tov.22;}Rom. —— 1 
3 Qv. 22|\——_—s— 11 v. 30; ———-——_ 3 -—_ 2 
4} e —————- 4|- 12. to v. 20) —__ 5 3 
51 f 6|———s—-« 12. v. 20; ——- 7 4 
6 3 8|————————_13| -—_- 9 5 
¥f 14, ————-—— 1, ——__-——1 1 6 
81b 12, ————-—_—_—_ 15 ————_—— 18 7 
9; Cc —-. l4 tov. 24/-———_———_16|—-_. 14 yv.. 24 8 
d ————————15 ————-17/————_16 _ 9 
e — 17 to v. 30;——————_18|——____ 17 v. 30; 10 
f 13: ————-_ | 9 —— 19 ——_11 
§ 20) ———————20] ———2. 1] —_12 
22 | 9 | | ——_—_ 23 | ______1 
b 24| Acts — 1j——cKr2s —(M 
c 26 | —————— 2) om“ 27| ——————-(15 
d 2Q8 1 29 |————_—_—_—_-_16 
e —————-30|——- 4 tov. 23 31/1 Cor. ——1 
‘i 2Sam. — 1/—— 4v. 23)/2Sam. —— 2 Q 
§ ——_———_- 3 |. 5 tov. 17 4 3 
A —— 5|—— Le, ly 6 4 
b —— fh 6 8 5 
Cc 9|\—_- 7 tov. 30 10 —— 6 
d —_—_—_—11|—_- Tv. 30 12| —— ff 
e — 13 tov. 23 8tov.26/—— 13v.23 8 
it —_—————14| 8 v. 26) —————_15| ---—_- 9 
& —16,——- 9 to v. 23; —_—————_17, 10 
—_————18|—— 9 v. 23;—— 19 to v. 16; ———————-11 
b —|——-__ 19 v. 16 10 to v. 34; ——_20 | 12 
Cc 21 10 Vv. 34; —————-—22.) 13 

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A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JUNE. 
EVENING 















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CALENDAR. 












































1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
lie 1Kin.1tov.28|/Acts 11v. 19/1 Kings 1 v. 28}1 Cor. 15 
2) f —  2tov. 26 - 12|—— 2 Vv. 26 16 
3|¢g ——_—_——- 3 13 to v. 14) ——_ 4/2. Cor. —— 1 
4\A 5|—— 13 v. 14; ———————_ 6| -—- 2 
5|b 7|\—— 14 to v. 19; ———————- 8| -—__ 8 
6\c¢ ——_——_ 9|——-__ 14v. 19; 10 -- 4 
Tid — 11 tov. 26, ———————-15|—____ 11 v. 26|/ ———_ 55 
8/ e ———————_12|_ 16 to v. 14; -—-——-13 6 
9\f 14,—— «16 v. 14; 15 ¥ 
| 16|——.17 to v. 16; ———————-17 8 
A| St. Barnabas. |\—————- pare Wr Cd a 
b |—_——_ | 18 ___ 17 v. 16; -—————_19/ -—__ 9 
Cc —— 20 to v. 22) 18toy. 18|——-_. 20 v. 22) ————__10 
d ————21|\——_._ 18 v. 18 22 to v. 29; 11 
e — 22v.29\—— 19 tov. 21/2 Kings —— 1|——————_12 
if 2 Kings 2\——_—s-19 v. 21] ————-_ | 13 
g 4|—— 20 to v. 17; 5 Gal. —— 1 
A 6|—_—s- 20 v. 17; ———- 7| -——- 2 
b 8, ————_——_2. || --——- 9 3 
Cc 10|—————- 22|——_—_————11 4 
d 12|—————2.3 13 - 5/1) 
e 14| —————_24/ ——_—15 —6 
tf |———____|_——_——_16 ———25 _ 17 tov. 24/Ephes. —— 1 
§ Nativity of St.._—-———— | ——_——_crtymmie |) —cqcu 
John Baptist. |\—— 17 v. 24; 26, _-——-18 2 
b |——_—————_/—- 19 to v. 20/ —— 27 tov. 21/——-._._ 19 v. 20 3 
c —|-—_———<$20|——_-_ -_-@7 v. 21; 21 4 
ad j——————' ———22!— 28 to v. 17; 5 
e St. Peter... | |---| — | —————“ 
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A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR JULY. 












































































































































MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. ees 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON, 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
1\¢ Ezra —— 1/Matt. —— 1\Ezra .—— 3'Phil. ——1 
21; A 4 Q Q 
3} b 6 3 a 33 
4]/e¢ — 8 v. 21;\—— 4tov.17 9 ——— rd 
5|d Neh. — 1/—— 4v.17|\Neh. —— 2/Colos. —— 1 
6le — 4Atov. 13;—— 5tov. 21/—— 4v. 13;————_- 2 
ofa i 5|——_ Hye 6 3 
8|¢g 8\——. 6 tov. 16 9 4 
9\/A 10|—— 6 v. 16/—— 13 tov. 15|1 Thes. —— 1 
10} b —- 13v.15 7|Esther —— 1; ———————- 9 
ll|e Esther 2\——. 8 tov. 18; _————- 3 3 
12|d 4'—— 8v. 18 5 4 
13°|e 6,— 9tov. 18;—————- 7 5 
14/f waa 8/—— 9v.18\——  9tov. 20/2 Thes. —— 1 
15| ¢ — 9 Vv. 20 10| Job 1 2 
16) A Jo Q 14|——_-——_ 3| _-_ 
17| b ——_ 4|\——. 12 to v. 22 5)1 Tim. —— 1 
18/c 6—_Ss 12 Vv. 22 oer et 
19|d —_——. 8|\—— 13 tov. 31 9 4 
201 e — 10—-__ 13 v. 31 11 5 
Q1)\f 12; ——- 14 to v. 22 13 6 
22: | = 14) ——$ 147-22 15|2 Tim. —— 1 
23 | A j— 16,——- 15 to v.21 17 2 
24|b 18 ——_—>_— «15 v. 21 19 3 
25) e¢ St. James. 16 — 4 
26| d 20 17 21) Titus 1 
27 | e _—_———— 22 18 to v. 21 QS 
28) f —— 24 and 25 18 v. 21; 6 Philem. —— 
29| ¢ —_—_—_|—_—_—_——_27 —— 19 tov. 16 28|Heb. —— 1 
30| A 29 19 v. 16 30 Q 
31) b 3L 20 tov. 17 By — 3 
A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR AUGUST. 
MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
ie —|Job —33|Matt. 20 v. 17|Job —34|Heb. —— 4 
2\d 35/—— 21 tov. 23 36 5 
1S Silie® 37/,—_—>s AL V. 23 38 6 
Aad 39 22 to v. 23 40|——_-———_——- 7 
5| g ee |.) 99 28 42| 8 
6,A Prov. 1 to v. 20 23 tov. 25)Prov. lv. 20 — 9 
Td ————————- 2 23 v. 25; 3 10 
8) ¢ ————————-_ 4 24 to v. 29 5 11 
9\d — 6tov. 20 24 vy. 29|—— 6 v. 20 12 
10/e ——_——_-_ 7 25 tov. 31 8 13 
Lb £: 9\——_-_-25v. 31 10|/ James —— 1 
12 § 11/—— 26 to v. 36; -—————-12 Q 
13 13;——-_- 26 v. 36/——- 14 to v. 16, —---"—- 3 
141 b —-_ 14v. 16 7/— 15 tov. 21 4 
154-6 —  15v. 21;——— 28 |-————__—__16 | —— 5) 
16} d /-—— — 17tov.15|Mark —— 1;—— 17v.15\|1 Peter —— 1 
17 |-e —————————18]|—————— 2/—————_19 Q 
18 | f 20 3|\——- 21 to v. 17 — 3 
19| ¢ — 2W1v.17\— 4Atov. 26|/—— 22 tov. 17 4 
20) A — ss Qav. 17\——_ 4 v. 26) —— 23 to v. 22 5 
211-b —-—s- By. 22/——. 5 to v. 21 24\2 Peter —— 1 
22 -!--@ Q5|—— 5 v. 21;-—— 26 4 
23 | d |—————_ 27/——. 6 tov. 30 98 |————_—_——- 3 
24| e | St. Bartholo- —— 6 v. 30 1 John — 1 
254 f£ mew, 29|\—— 7tov. 24; -———_——-31 ;_—_—-—- 2 
26| ¢g ——|Eccl. —— 1;/— 7v. 24|Eccl. — 2 3 
27) A 3\—-_ 8tov. 27 4 4 
28) b —_—————_ 5|-—— BV. 27 6 5 
Oe eae eee seen meaneme ti—— 9 to v..30|-—— 8|\——._ 2,3 John 
30 | d |-————_- 9|—— 9 v. 30;— 10! Jude — 
31! e ————_— |- ——_. 11/—— 10 to v. 32 12;}Rom. —— 1 
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A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SEPTEMBER. 





MORNING PRAYER. 




































































EVENING PRAYER. 










































































CALENDAR. in 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
ed Jer. 1\Mark 10 vy. 32\Jer. 2tov.20|Rom. —— 2 
Q\ 2 —  2yv. 0-11 3 3 
381A —|—— 4 tov. 19 12 to'v.23|—— 4v.19 4 
4|b ———— 5 ———__ 12 v.28 6 5 
5 te —  7Ttov. 21| 13 =—= TV. 21 6 
6|d —————— 8 | 14 to v. 26 9 7 
Tie 10,——_—s— “14 v. 26 11 8 
Set 12 15|—— 13 9 
9) zg a 14|\——— 16 LS 10 
10) A _—_——_— 16 Luke 1 to v. 39 17 i 
si Do fat} 18 —— Lye39 19 12 
22°C —|——— 20° 2tov. 40 Q] 13 
13|d a 2Q2 2v. 40 —— 23 14 
l4/e -_— 24 3 25 15 
15) f 26 4 Q7 16 
16| g 28 5 ——29|1 Cor. ——1 
Ay eels —--—- 30 ——  6tov. 20 31 Q 
18| b 32 —— 6 v. 20 33 eee 
19 | ¢ |——_—— 34——  7tov. 36 35|— 4 
20 | d |-———_ —- 36 —— 1V-36 37 5 
21) e]| St. Matthew. |— — 8tov. 26 a6 
22 | f |—_—_—_—_ 38 —— BV. 26 39 7 
23 | g 40 —— 9tov. 37 4] 8 
24!) A |— 42 9 Vv. 37|_———43 9 
25| b 44 —— 10 tov. 25;—— 45 and 46 10 
26) Cc 47——_ 10v. 25|—— 48 tov. 25 11 
27) d — 48 v. 25 11 to v. 29; —— 49 to v. 23 12 
28 | e |—__———_  ——_._ 49 v. 23 —__ Il v. 29 —— 50 tov. 21 13 
29! f | St. Michael & |-——_—___—_—— 
30| ¢ | All Angels.” (——" " 50'v. 21 13) —— 51 tov. 35 15 
A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR OCTOBER. 
MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
1); A ——/|Jer. 5lv.35;)\Luke —14/Jer. 52}1 Cor. ——16 
Fb Lam. — 1 15|Lam. —— 2/2Cor. —— 1 
3) @¢ |—————_———__|_. 3 to v.. 37 | —— ——16|—— SVEOE 2 
4\d ——_—_—_———- 4 17 to v. 20; 3 
5le Ezek. —— 1/\— 17 v.20|\Ezek. Q ——. 4 
Guat ———- 3/—— 18 to v. 31; ——-——- 6 5 
7\ ¢ W1—. 18 v. 31; 18 6 
8) A — 14,—— 19 to v. 28} 18 to v. 19; —_-————_ 7 
9! b — 18v.19|\— 19v.28)—— 33tov. 21 8 
10; ¢ |——— —_ s—- 33 v. 21 20} ———————-34 9 
11 | d |-——— Dan. 1 21)Dan. 2 tov. 24 10 
12; 6 — QV. 24 22 to v. 31/—-—-——- 3 11 
suet Be Oey 5 1/52 
14 & sates 6 293 7 13 
15 8 24 9| Gal. — 1 
16} b 10| John 1 to v. 29 11 — 9 
17 | ¢ -—-—- 12;\—— 1v. 29| Hos. — 1 mY 
18} d| St. Luke the 3. 4 
19} e| Evangelist. |Hos. —— 2,3\—— 3tov. 22 4 5 
201 f §|— or Vieee 6 6 
Bae — 7 4 8/ Ephes. —— 1 
22) A |-—_————_—_—_ 9 5|— 10 2 
23! b 11;——._ 6 tov. 22 12 s 
24/¢ — 13;—— 6 Vv. 22; 14 4 
25 | d |—— Joel — 1-——-_ 7 tov. 32|/Joel 2tov. 15 —5 
26) e —— |—— Qv. 15;— 7 Vv. 32, ——————— 6 
27| f |————————_|Amos —— 1/——  8tov.21| Amos if 
28| ¢ | St. Samon and —_—ss BV. 21 2 
29) A St. Jude. ae 3 9|— 3 
30 | b — 4 
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MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
1\}d| All Saints’ 
2/e Day. Amos —— 9 John 11tov.30)Obadiah -—— /|Colos. —— 2 
aT Jonah —— 1/—  11v.30\/Jonah —— 2/——_—_———- 
4/2 aes 12 to v. 20, —-————_ 4, —__—__ 4 
5|/A ——|Micah —— 1'——__ 12. v. 20; Micah —— 2/1 Thes. —— 1 
6| b ————— 3 —_ pj 4) 
%\lc 5 14,_-__—- 6 3 
8|d 7 15) Nahum—— 1 4 
9} e -| Nahum —— 2, 16) ————- 3 5 
10 | f- Hab.. — 1 17|;\Hab. — 2)2 Thes. —— 1 
llg 3 18/|Zeph. —— 1 2 
12\|A Zeph. —— 2 19| ——_——-——- 3 5 
13 1b Hag. —1) 20;\Hag. — 2\)1Tim. — 1 
14| ¢ Tech. (=>) 21) Zeeh. ) == 2 2,3 
15|d 3 Acts 1 4 4 
16] e 5 2 6 5 
17 1.f ee 3;——___- 8| —__—- 6 
18| g —_—_—__————- 9 —- 4 to v. 23; ——————_10 2 Tim. —— 1 
19 | A |_—_____—_|_11.—-._._ 4 v. 28; -- 12, —_____ 2 
99 |b | + —| —__— 13, 5 tov. 17/14, —___ 3 
21 | ¢ }——————__|Mal. -——1|——__ 5v.17/Mal. ——2 4 
22 | d |—_—$__$$_—$ ———_—_——“— 3————— 6|——— 4/Titus ——1 
23 je Isaiah —— 1—— Ttov.30)Isaiah —— 2;———— 2,3 
24|f ——_—_—— She hv, 30|—_——— 4] Philem. — 
25 | ¢ }———_|—__ 5 8 to v. 26. ——————- 6 Heb. —— 1 
26| A ———— 7——_ 8B v. 36; ——___ 8| _______ 2 
271 b -—_————————. 9 —- 9 to v.. 23/ —- 10 to v.. 20 6 
23) °e — 10v. 20 — 9 v. 23) 11 4 
29 | d |---| 12. —— 10 to v. 34. ——-_13 5 
: 30|e| St. Andrew. ale Gee. 10 v. VE: Fach 6 














A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR DECEMBER. 













































































MORNING PRAYER. EVENING PRAYER. 
CALENDAR. 
1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 1 LESSON. 2 LESSON. 
het ——l|Isaiah ——14| Acts 11 tov. 19|Isaiah 15|Heb. —7 
2\¢ __—__——16|—__ li v. 19| ————17|—__ 8 
3| A 18);-———_——- 12 -_————_19| —-——_- 9 | 
4\b 20, 21; 13 tov. 14, —————22|—__————_ 10 
oTe 23\—— —s« 13. v. 14; —————24| 1 
6\d —_—_—_ | —__——__—_25 | 14 to v. 19| —__——_- 96 | ——————_——_12 
Tle $$ |} ——$_____——27/|——-_. 14 v. 19; —————_28 -_____—__-13 
8\ f — 29|————————_15] -——_—_——_30 James —— 1 
9|\ ¢ ____—31|——_ 16 to v. 14, ——————32| —-—_—_- 2 
10| A 33;,——_—s>s-—sw«X«@AU6 vV. 14; ————- 34 -- 3 
AG is) — 35 17 to v. 16, _——- 36, -_———__ 4 
13) C ——- 37|/— 17 v. 16; —————38 | _- 5 
13| q ———_|_———39 | 18 to v. 18| -——-40| 1 Peter —— 1 
14) @ _—_—<_ qm ——“-11\— 18v. 183 ——————-2,—— 2 
6 (_—_—_———uem i —13|— 19 tov. 21. ————_4|__—_——_ 3 
16} g |—-________|____45|_ 19 v. 21| ---46 4 
17) A ——c—_'i\ccry7 20 to v. 17; 48 —_ — 5 
18 | b —_—_——<&@§$ —_—_—)} 19 |_—-_._. 20 v. 17, 50/2 Peter —— 1 
19|¢ 5 |—_—_£§$——21 | —————52; 2 
20 | d |-——————_ 53|—_———_22| ———_——_5. 4 ____—_—_- 3 
21|}e]| St. Thomas. 23|——————_|1 John ——-_ 1 
22) f —_—_—_—_—_—_- 55 |—__———24 | —_—_-————__56 -_——_- 2 
93| g | —_______57| ______95|___»___58| ——_—_ 3 
24) A | ——- | —_—__ 5926 ____60, __- 4 
25| b |\Christmas Day.|; | ___-—_____|———- 
26| c |St. Stephen. 2. |__| 
271 d |St. John E. — | | — — __|—_—__ 
28 | e \Innocents. —___—___|——_ 27 to v.. 21); ——_—____—___ |—__ 3 | 
f —-—_—__  —___-61'—_-_._-P?e7 v.21 ————§2|/2 John —— j 
gH ———_———64|3 John —— 
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TABLES AND RULES 
FOR THE MOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS; 


TOGETHER WITH THE DAYS OF FASTING AND ABSTINENCE, 





THROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR. 


RULES 
TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS AND HOLY-DAYS BEGIN. 


F\ASTER DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the First Sunday after the 
Full Moon, which happens upon or next after the Twenty-first Day of March; 

and if the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after. 

4 ag Gd is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether 
efore or after 


Septuagesima | ( Nine 

Sexagesima - » Eight 

Quinquagesima Sunday is Seven Weeks before Easter. 
Quadragesima Six 


Rogation-Sunday } 


( Five Weeks 
Ascension-Day 


: Forty Days \ c 
Whit-Sunday 18 after Easter. 


Seven Weeks { 
Trinity-Sunday 


Eight Weeks J 





A TABLE OF FEASTS, 
TO BE OBSERVED IN THIS CHURCH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 


All Sundays in the Year. 

The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS 
CHRIST. 

The Epiphany. 

The Conversion of St. Paul. 

The Purification of the Blessed Virgin. 


St. Bartholomew the Apostle. 

St. Matthew the Apostle. 

St. Michael and all Angels. 

St. Luke the Evangelist. 

St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles. 
All Saints. 


St. Matthias the Apostle. 

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. 
St. Mark the Evangelist. 

St, Philip and St. James the Apostles. 


St. Andrew the Apostle. 

St. Thomas the Apostle. 

The Nativity of our Lord JESUS 
CHRIST. 








The Ascension of our Lord JESUS 
CHRIST. 

St. Barnabas. . 

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist. 

St. Peter the Apostle. 

St. James the Apostle. 


St. Stephen the Martyr. 

St. John the Evangelist. 

The Holy Innocents. 

Monday-and Tuesday in Easter-W eek. 
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-Week. 























A TABLE OF FASTS. 
Ash-Wednesday. | Good-Friday. 


OTHER DAYS OF FASTING, 


ON WHICH THE CHURCH REQUIRES SUCH A MEASURE OF ABSTINENCE AS IS MORE ESPE- 
CIALLY SUITED TO EXTRAORDINARY ACTS AND EXERCISES OF DEVOTION, 


I. The Forty Days of Lent. 
Il. The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, 
BEING THE The Feast of Pentecost. 
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after ( September 14, and December 13. 
{II. The three Rogation-Days, being the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before 
Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lorp, 
| IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas-Day. 


The First Sunday in Lent. 


In addition to the above, the first Thursday in November (or, if any other day 
be appointed by the Civil Authority, then such day) sh all be observed as a Day of 
Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all other Blessings 
of his merciful Providence. 


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TABLES FOR FINDING THE HOLY-DAYS. 


A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY, 
FROM THE PRESENT TIME TILL THE YEAR 1899, INCLUSIVE. 














GOLDEN |DAYS OF THE! SUNDAY 
NUMBERS, MONTH. LETTERS, 


XIV. | March 21 
























































C HIS Table contains so much of the Calen- 
Iii. 22 D dar as is necessary for the determining 
23 E of Easter ; to find which, look for the Golden 
XI, | —— 24 F Number of the year in the first column of the 
———— 95 G Table, against which stands the day of the Pas- 
XIX. | ——_ 26 A chal Full Moon; then look in the third column 
Vill. | ——— 27 B for the Sunday Letter, next after the day of the 
—— 28 C Full Moon; and the day of the month standing 
XVI. | —— 29 D against that Sunday Letter is Easter-Day. If 
V. 30 E the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, then 
31 F (according to the first rule) the next Sunday 
XIII. | April 1 G after is Easter-Day. 
Il. 2 A To find the Golden Number, or Prime, add 
3 B 1 to the year of our Lord, and then divide by 19; 
a, eee SA C the remainder, if any, is the Golden Number ; 
—- 5 D but if nothing remain, then 19 is the Golden 
AV je TS E Number. ; 
Vi. |-— 7 F To find the Dominical or Sunday Letter, 
—- 8 G according to the Calendar, until the 
xv. |——_ 9 r% year 1899, inclusive, add tothe year | 
Iv. | —— 10 B of our Lord its fourth part, omitting 0 A 
—- lil C fractions, divide the sum by 7, and - G 
SLT, fer D if there be no remainder, then A is | * F 
"13 E the Sunday Letter; but if any num- | 3 E 
—- 14 F ber remain, then the Letter stand- | 4 D 
IX | —-_ 15 G ing against that number in the 5 | C 
— 16 A small annexed Table isthe Sunday | © | BI 
—- 17 B Letter. 
ee 898 C ; : 
—- 19 D Nore, That in all Bissextile or Leap Years, 
—._ 20 E the Letter found as above will be the Sunday 
—._ 21 F Letter from the intercalated day exclusive, to 
—— _ 22 G the end of the year. 
—._ 23 A 
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ANOTHER TABLE TO FIND EASTER, 


TILL THE YEAR 1899, INCLUSIVE. 





GOLDEN |___ SUNDAY LETTERS. O make use of the 




























































































. = preceding Table, 
A B C D B I G find the Sunday Let- 
5; rn be ter for the Year in 
I. |April 16—— 17;— 18 engl tae 20|—— li 15| the uppermost line, 
ee) BS se 5|—— 6—— 7—— 8) andthe Golden Num- 
Li: Mar. 26/—— 27;,——. 28; ——29/ ——- 93/ ——-. 24 25 ber, or Prime, in the 
TV. {April 16;—— 17;—— 11 12)-———13 |" 14 ——— 15 }) cotummn eof, |) Galden 
V. {April 2}—— 3;—— 4;—— 5|—— 6|Mar.31)April 1] Numbers, and against 
VI. |April 23;—— 24/—— 25-19 20, 21 22 the Prime, in the same 
Vil yApnl’ 9\—— 10|—— 11 2\——- 13 —— 14, 8 |_ line, under the Sun- 
VIII. |April 2}—— 3 Mar.28 29|——- 30 ——  31|April 1] day Letter, you have 
IX. |April 16—— 17,—— 18 19|,——._ 20, ——- 21 22] the Day of the Month 
X. |April 9— 10—— 11 5\——_ 6|—._-s 7]. 8 on which Easter fall- 
XI. I Mar. 26, 27/——- 28 29\——. 30 ——- 31 25| eth that year. But, 
XII. | April 16-—— 17—— 18 19—— 13-—— 14;—— 15] Nore, That the 
XII, /April 2——-. 3; _4|— |. 6 ——_- 7|—_ 8|_ name of the Month is 
XIV. Mar. 26—— 27—— 28}\——22|— 23 —— 24 95] Set on the left hand, 
XV. | April 16—— 10—— 11)——12/—— 13—— 14/—— 15 orjust mith the eee 
XVI. |April 2—— 3\—— 4|—— 5|Mar.30-—— 31]April 1} 224 followeth not as 
XVII. |April 23 ——. 24, 18\——19/—. 20, — 21 29 iD. Oar eae OY 
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A TABLE OF THE DAYS ON WHICH EASTER WILL FALL 


FOR THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS, BEING THE TIME OF TWO CYCLES OF THE MOON. 











Years of | Golden | The |Sunday 

our Lord.! Number.| Epact.| Letter. 
1843 1 0 A 
1844 Q jl | GF 
1845 3 22 E 
1846 4 3 D 
1847 5 14 C 
1848 6 25 BA 
1849 #7 6 G 
1850 8 7 F 
1851 9 28 EB 
1852 10 9 DC 
1853 11 20 B 
1854 12 it A 
1855 13 12 G 
1856 14 23 FE 
1857 15 4 D 
1858 16 15 C 
1859 17 26 B 
1860 18 7 AG 
1861 19 18 F 











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April 16 
7 


Mar. 23 
April 12 
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Mar. 31 
April 20 
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Mar. 27 
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1863 
1864 
1865 
1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 


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28 B April 17 
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A TABLE OF THE MOVEABLE FEASTS, 


ACCORDING TO THE SEVERAL DAYS THAT EASTER CAN POSSIBLY FALL UPON. 





Easter-Day. 





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A TABLE TO FIND EASTER-DAY, 





FROM THE YEAR 1900 TO THE YEAR 2199, INCLUSIVE. 





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GOLDEN |DAYS OF THE] SUNDAY || GOLDEN |DAYS OF THE| SUNDAY THE Golden Numbers in 


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NUMBER.| MONTH. |LETTER.||NUMBER.| MONTH. |LETTER. the foregoing Calendar 
Meg gen ous ‘ a days ca? 
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XIV.| March 22 D April 9 A “ie your of oar Lord 1800; 
iil. 23 E MV. 10 B at which time, in order 
24 EF IV. 11 C that the Hoelssmpen) Full 
oons may fall nearly on 
XI. 25 G 12 D the same days with the real 
—— 26 A XII. |———_ 18 E Full Moons, the Golden 
XIX. |——._-27 B I.;|———_ 14 F Numbers must be removed 
Viliel-——> 28 C ———— G to Saaersot any of the Ce 
29 D 1X 16 A endar, as is done in the 
° annexed Table, which con- 
eV ps 30 E BViLs | ee, 17 B tains so much of the Cal- 
Sse al F Vij-—-—— 16 C -endar then to be used, as is 
April it G ——_ 19 D yee an pains ae 
res & asch ull Moons, an 
eel - i a E 6 Boat Soa: from 
° i 2 the year to the year 
—- 4 C — 2 G 2199, inclusive. This Table 
X.}——_ 5 D —-_ 23 is is to be made use of, in all 
ones aii} E ey B te ects, as on ce eer 
XVIII "7 F 25 Cc : inserted, for finding 
till the year 1899. 
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GENERAL TABLES 
FOR FINDING THE DOMINICAL OR SUNDAY LETTER, 


AND THE PLACES OF THE GOLDEN NUMBERS IN THE CALENDAR. 














































































































TABLE I. 
6 5 4 3 Q 1 0 

B C D E F G A _ 
| 1600 | 1700 | 1800 O find the Dominical or 
Sunday Letter for any given 
1900 2300 2700 year of our Lord, add to the 
2000 2100 | 2200 | S4q9 | 2500 | 2600 | Sang year its fourth part, omitting 
fractions, and also the number, 
3100 3500 which, in Table I., standeth at 
2900 | 3000 | S599 | 3300 | 3400 | S09 | 3700 the top of the column wherein 
the mierer s« hundreds con- 
‘| ‘ tained in that given year is 
| 3800 es 4100 | 4200 pe 4500 | 4600 found ; divide the sum by 7, and 
| if there be ne 7 Petter; then 
| 47 A is the Sunday Letter; buti 
i. 4900 | 5000 he 5300 | 5400 ead any number remain, then the 
ij con tte ie | a ES a Letter which standeth under 
i r 5900 6300 that number at the top of the 


| 5700 | 5800 | Gogg | 6100 | 6200 | gyoq | 6500 Table, is the Sunday Letter, 







































































































































































O find the month and days of |; 
TABLE IL the month to which the Golden | 
= —— | Numbers ought to be prefixed in|! 
1 2 3 || 1 2 Sii4 Q 3 | the Calendar in any given year of 
—|—————————|—}|—|— —||— —|—| our Lord, consisting of entire hun- 
YEARS OF YEARS OF years oF | | dred years, and in all the inter- 
OUR LORD. OUR LORD. OUR LORD. mediate years betwixt that and 
—|———__|— |_| —__——_ |_| |_|" the next hundredth year follow- 
B| 1600 o!| Bl 4000 |10/|B} 6400  |20| ing, look in the second column of 
1700 1 4100 {il 6500 |21| Table II. for the given year, con- 
1800 1 4200 =|12 6600 |22|sisting of entire hundreds; and 
1900 Q 4300 {12 6700  |23| note the number or cipher which 
B) =. 2000 2/}Bl 4400 (|12//Bl 6800  |22) stands against it in the third col- 
2100 2 4500 {13 6900 |23} umn; then in Table III. look for 
2200 a 4600 13 7000 |24|the same number in the column 
2300 4 4700 =| 141]. 7100 |24| under any given Golden Number, 
'|B} 2400 3|}B) 4800 |14/|B} 7200 |24| which, when you have found, 
i| | 2500 4 4900 14 7300 |25| guide your eye sideways to the 
2600 5 5000 = {15 7400 |25| left hand, and in the first column 
2700 5 5100 {16 7500 |26| you will find the month and the 
B) 2800 5/| Bl 5200 |15||B) 7600 |26| day to which that Golden Num- 
2900 6 5300 = |16 7700 |26| ber ought to be prefixed in the 
3000 6 5400 =(|17 7800 |27| Calendar, during that period of 
3100 7 5500 . |17 7900 |28| one hundred years. 
Bl 3200° | 7/| Bi 5600 |17|/B) 8000 (|27| ‘The letter B, prefixed to certain 
3300 % 5700 =—(|18 8100  |28| hundredth years in Table II., de- 
3400 8 5800 = | 18 ~ 8200 + |29| notes those years which are still 
3500 9 5900 = |19] 8300 |29|\to be accounted Bissextile or 
Bi) 3600 s'| Bi 6000 (|19|; Bi 8400 |29| Leap Years in the new Calendar; 
eet a0 9| 6100 19 8500 0| whereas all the other hundredth 
3800 =| 10 6200 = =|20 &c. years are to be accounted only 
3900 10 6300 Q1 common years. 
TABLE III. 
Sager Ad. SUNDAY THE GOLDEN NUMBERS. 
FULL MOoN.| LETTERS. |1]2/3|4|5/6|7|8|9 |10\11/12|13/14]15|16 
March 21 |—— C ——|} 8/19] 0/11/22) 3)14/25| 6/17/28} 9/20 1) 12123 
—— 22 |—— _ D —_| 9/20} 1)12)23) 4/15/26) 7)18)29)10)21) 2/13/24 
93 |—— E- ——110/21] 2]13/24) 5|16/27| 8/19} 0|11/22) 3/14/25 
— 94 |—— F ——/11)22] 3)14/25] 6/17/28] 9/20) 1/12/23) 4/15/26 
95 |—— G ——J12/23)} 4/15/26} 7/18)/29)10/21) 2)13)24) 5/16/27 
; — 296 |\—— A —13/24| 5/16/27) 8)19} 0)11/22) 3)14/25) 6/17)/28 
—_—___—. 97 |—— B ——/14/25) 6}17/28) 9/20} 1/12/23} 4/15/26) '7/18)29 
————— 98 |—— C —J15)26] 7/18)29)10/21} 2)13/24) 5)16/27| 8)19) 0 
—__—— 29 |—— _ D ——/16/27| 8/19} 0/11/22} 3)14/25) 6/17/28) 9/20) 1 
——-— 39 |—— —E-~——J17/28)} 9/20) 1/12/23} 4/15/26) 7)18)29/10/21] 2 
Pome hg oa A a ae a a a ML ee a ME 
——— 37 | —— F —/18)29)10/21) 2/13/24) 5/16/27] 8119) Oj11/22) S 
* April 1 |\—— _G ——119| 0/11/22} 3/14/25] 6/17/28) 9/20) 1/12/23) 4 
; ———._ 2 —— _ A -— 20} 1/12)23) 4 15/26 7/18)29|10/21| 2 13/24 5 
3 — B — Pl} 2/13/24) 5/16 27) 8/19] 0/11/22 3/14 25) 6 
4 |— C - — 22} 3/14/25) 6/17/28) 9/20 1/12|23) 4/15/26). 7 
—_—_ 5§- |—— D ~ —23) 4/15/26) 7/18. 29)10)21|) 2)13)/24)| 5 16 27 8 
a ———— 6 |— E —24| 5/16/27) 8/19) 0/11/22] 3]14/25| 6/17 28) 9 
——— 7 |—— F — 25) 6/17/28, 9/20) 1/12/23) 4/15/26) 7/18 29/10 
| g |—— G ——!96| 7/18/29|10/21] 2/13/24] 5/16|27| 8/19 0/11) 
9 \— A —!27| 8/19] 0.11/22} 3/14'25] 6|17|28) 9/20: 1/12 
10 ;—— _ B_ ——/28} 9/20} 1/12/23] 4/15/26] 7/18)29}10. 21 2113 
3 11 |—— C —— 29/10 21) 2 13/24) 5/16/27) 8]19| 0/1122 314 
12 |\—— D_ — | 0/11/22! 3/14/25) 6)17/28} 9/20} 1/12 23 4)15 
13 |\—— E —| 1/12/23) 4)15/26| 7/18/29) 10/21) 2)13 24 5/16 
14 -—— F — 2/13/24) 5/16/27) 8/19] 0/11/22] 3)14/25) 6)17 
ere ———_ 15 }— G — | 3} 14/25) 6/17/28) 9/20 ij12/28) 4115 26 7/18 
ka 16 |—— A — 4/15/26) 7/18)29)10/21} 2/13/24) 5/16 27 8 19 
; ——— 17 -—— B —) 5)16\27| 8/19} 0)11)22) 3/14/25) 6/1728 9 20 
) 17 —— B — 7|18 29) 10/21 
———. 18 |. C ——_ 6/17/28) 9)20) 1/12/23) 4/15:26 





THE ORDER FOR DAILY 


MORNING PRAYER. 


9 The Minister shall begin the Mornine Prayer, by reading one or 
more of the following Sentences of Scripture. 

VHE Lorp is in his holy temple; let all the earth 

keep silence before him. Hab. ii. 20. 

From the rising of the sun even unto the going 
down of the same, my Name shall be great among 
the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be of- 
fered unto my Name, and a pure offering: for my 
Name shall be great among the heathen, saith the 
Lorp of hosts. Mad. i. 11. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation 
of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O 
Lorp, my strength and my redeemer. Psalm xix. 
14, 15. 

When the wicked man turneth away from his 
wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that 
which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 
Ezek. xviii. 27. 

I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is 
ever before me. Psalm li. 3 | 

Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine 
iniquities. Psalm |i. 9 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken 
and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 
Psalm |i. 17. 

Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn 
unto the Lorp your God; for he is gracious and mer- 


ciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repent- 


eth him of the evil. Joe/ 1. 13. 
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- 


22 MORNING PRAYER. 


nesses, though we have rebelled against him; neither 
have we obeyed the voice of the Lorp our God, to— 
walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 
9, 10. 

O Lorp, correct me, but with judgment; not in 
thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 
24. Psalm vi. 1. 

Repent ye; for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. 
St. Matt. ii. 2. 

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto 
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before 
thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
St. Luke xv. 18, 19. 

Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lorn; 
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm 
exlii. 2. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, 
God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to 
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1. 8, 9. 


4 Then the Minister shall say, 
DP pEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth 


us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and con- 
fess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we 
should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face 
of Almighty God our heavenly Father; but confess 
them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient 
heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of 
the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And 
although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknow- 
ledge our sins before God; yet ought we chiefly so 
to do, when we assemble and meet together to ren- 
der thanks for the great benefits that we have receiv- 


ed at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, 





~- to hear his most holy Word, and to ask those things 
which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body 


BS 


of 


MORNING PRAYER. Bo 


as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as 
many as are here present, to accompany me with a 
pure heart, and humble voice, unto the throne of the 
heavenly grace, saying— 


A General Confession. 


J To be said by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. 


LMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have 
erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. 
We have followed too much the devices and desires 
of our own hearts. We have offended against thy 
holy laws. We have left undone those things which 
we ought to have done; And we have done those 
things which we ought not to have done; And there 
is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy 
upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O 
God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those 
who are penitent; According to thy promises de- 
clared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And 
grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we 
may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, 
To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen. 


The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of 
Sins. 
"| To be made by the Priest alone, standing ; the People still kneeling. 


LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, 

but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and 
live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Min- 
isters, to declare and pronounce to his people, being 


penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sIns. | 
He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly re- 


pent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Where- 


fore let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, 


and his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him 


24 MORNING PRAYER. 


which we do at this present; and that the rest of our 
life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the 
last we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 


q| Zhe People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen 
| Or this. 

LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of 

his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins 

to all those who, with hearty repentance and true 
faith, turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon 
and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and 
strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to ev- 
erlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


§| Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord’s Prayer; the Peo- 
ple still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and whereso- 
ever else it 1s usedin Divine Service. 


QpUk Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 

Name. ‘Thy kingdom come. ‘Thy will be done 
on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us 
not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 


qf Then likewise he shall say, 


O Lord, open thou our lips. 
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy 
praise. 
S| Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, 


Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; : 

Answer. ‘As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. 

Minister. Praise ye the Lord. 

Answer. 'The Lord’s Name be praised. 


MORNING PRAYER. jay 


9] Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem; except on those 
days for which other Anthems are appointed ; and except also, when 
it 1s used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the 
month, 


Venite, exultemus Domino. 


O COME, let us sing unto the Lorp; let us hearti- 
ly rejoice in the strength of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; 
and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

For the Lorp is a great God; and a great King 
above all gods. 

In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and 
the strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands pre- 
pared the dry land. | 

O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel 
before the Lorp our Maker. 

For he is the Lord our God; and we are the peo- 
ple of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 

O worship the Lorp in the beauty of holiness; let 
the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; 
and with righteousness to judge the world, and the 
people with his truth. 


§ Then shall foliow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appointed, or 
one of the Selections of Psalms set forth by this Church. And at the 
end of every Psalm, and likewise at the end of the Venite, Benedicite, 
Jubilate, Benedictus, Cantate Domino, Bonum est confiteri, Deus 
misereatur, Benedic, anima mea—MAY be said or sung the Gloria 
Patri; and at the end of the whole Portion, or Selection of Psalms for 
the day, SHALL be said or sung the Gloria Patr’, or else the Gloria 
in excelsis, as followeth. 


Gloria in excelsis. 


(GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 

good will towards men. We praise thee, we 
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give 
thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heav- 
enly sigs God the Father Almighty. 


26 MORNING PRAYER. 


O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; O 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. ‘Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
have mercy upon us. ‘Thou that takest away the 
sins of the world, receive our prayer. ‘Thou that sit- 
test at the right hand of God the Iather, have mercy 
upon us. 

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; 
thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 


{| Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Calendar. 
4 After which shall be said or sung the following Hymn. 


q Note, That before every Lesson, the Minister shall say, Here begin- 
neth such a Chapter, or Verse of such a Chapter, of such a Book: and 
after every Lesson, Here endeth the first, or the second Lesson. 


Te Deum laudamus. 


We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to 
be the Lord. 
All the earth doth worship thee, the Father ever- 
lasting. 
To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and 
all the Powers therein. 
To thee Cherubim, and Seraphim continually do 
cry, 
ery: Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; 
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy 
Glory. ' 
The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee. 
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. 
The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. 
The holy Church throughout all the world doth 
acknowledge thee ; 
The Father, of an infinite Majesty ; 
Thine adorable, true, and only Son; 
Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter. 


MORNING PRAYER. ya | 


Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ. 

Thou ait the everlasting Son of the Father. 

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou 
didst humble thyself to be born of a Virgin. 

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, 
thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all be- 
levers. 

Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the Glory 
of the Father. 

We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. 

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom 
thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. 

Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in 
glory everlasting. 

O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritage. 

Govern them, and lift them up for ever. 

Day by day we magnify thee ; 

And we worship thy Name ever, world without end. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. 

O Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us, as our trust is 
in thee. 

O Lord, in thee have I trusted; let me never be 
confounded. 


4 Or this Canticle. 
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini. 


ALL ye Works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord ; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 
O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and 
magnify him for ever. 
O ye Waters that be above the firmament, bless ye 
the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; 


praise him, and magnify him for ever. 


ae 


28 MORNING PRAYER. 


O ye Sun and Moon, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Stars of Heaven, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Showers and Dew, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Winds of God, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Fire and Heat, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Winter and Summer, bless ye the Lord; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Dews and Frosts, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Frost and Cold, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Ice and Snow, bless ye the Lord; praise him, 
and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Nights and Days, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Light and Darkness, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Lightnings and Clouds, bless ye the Lord; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O let the Earth bless the Lord; yea, let it praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Mountains and Hills, bless ye the Lord; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O all ye Green ‘Things upon the earth, bless ye the 
Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Wells, bless ye the Lord; praise him, and 
magnify him for ever. 

O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 3 

O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, 
bless ye the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for | 
ever. 


MORNING PRAYER. 29 
O all ye Fowls of the Air, bless ye the Lord; 


praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O all ye Beasts and Cattle, bless ye the Lord; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Children of Men, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O let Israel bless the Lord; praise him, and mag- 
nify him for ever. 

O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise 
him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; 
praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye 
the Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 

O ye holy and humble Men of heart, bless ye the 
Lord; praise him, and magnify him for ever. 
4 Then shall be read, in like manner, the second Lesson, taken out of the 

New Testament, according to the Table or Calendar. 
| And after that, the following Psalm. 


Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. 
QO BE joyful in the Lorp, all ye lands: serve the 


Lorp with gladness, and come before his pres- 
ence with a song. 

Be ye sure that the Lorp he is God; it is he that 
hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his peo- 
ple, and the sheep of his pasture. 

O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, 
and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto 
him, and speak good of his Name. 

For the Lorp is gracious, his mercy is everlasting ; 
and his truth endureth from generation to generation. 


§ Or this Hymn. 
Benedictus. St. Luke 1. 68. 
LESSED be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath 


visited and redeemed his people ; 
C2 


30 MORNING. PRAYER. 


And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in 
the house of his servant David; 

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, 
which have been since the world began ; 

That we should be saved from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us. 


{| Then shall be said the Apostles’ Creed by the Minister and the People, 
standing. And any Churches may omit the words, He descended into 
hell, or may, instead of them, use the words, He went into the place of 
departed spirits, which are considered as words of the same meaning in 
the Creed. 


{ BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker 
, of heaven and earth: 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third 
day he rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Al- 
mighty; From thence he shall come to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic 
Church, The Communion of Saints; The Forgive- 
ness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And 
the Life everlasting. Amen. 


4 Or this. 


i] BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, 
Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things 
visible and invisible : 
- And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten 
Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds; 
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, 
Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the 
Father; By whom all things were made; Who, for 
us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, 


And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin 


MORNING PRAYER. S41 


Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for 
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; 
And the third day he rose again, according to the 
Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, And sitteth 
on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come 
again with glory to judge both the quick and the 
dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and 
Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the 
Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic 
Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remis- 
sion of sins; And I look for the Resurrection of the 
dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. 


| And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling ; the 
Minister first pronouncing, 
The Lord be with you. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 
Minister. Let us pray. 
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. 
Answer. And grant us thy salvation. 
Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. 
Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 


4] Then shall follow the Collect for the day, except when the Communion 
Service is read; and then the Collect for the day shall bé omitied 


here. 
A Collect for Peace. 
O GOD, who art the author of peace and lover of 


concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our 
eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom; Defend 
us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; 
that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear 
the power of any adversaries, through the might of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


382 MORNING PRAYER 


A Collect for Grace. 


QO LORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and 

everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to 
the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same 
with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we 
fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; 
but that all our doings, being ordered by thy govern- 
ance, may be righteous in thy sight; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


A Prayer for the President of the United States, and 
all in Civil Authority. 


O LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and 

mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy 
throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most 
heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold 
and bless thy servant THe Presipent or THE UNITED 
States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish 
them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they 
may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. 
Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant 
them in health and prosperity long to live; and final- 
ly, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


WY The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Intany is read. 
A Prayer for the Clergy and People. 


ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom 

cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down 
upon our Bishops, and other Clergy, and upon the 
Congregations committed to their charge, the health- 
ful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please 
thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy bless- 
ing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our-Ad- 
vocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. 


MORNING PRAYER. 33 


A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. 


GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, 

we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and con- 
ditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make 
thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto 
all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy 
Church universal; that it may be so guided and gov- 
erned by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and 
call themselves Christians may be led into the way 
of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the 
bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who 
are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, 
or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and re- 
lieve them, according to their several necessities ; giv- 
ing them patience under their sufferings, and a happy 
issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for 
Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen. 


A General Thanksgiving. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine 
"~ unworthy servants, do give thee most humble 
and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving- 
kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for 
our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. 
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy 
mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, 
and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with 
our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy 
service, and by walking before thee in holiness and 
righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 


honour and glory, world without end. Amen. 
5 


34 EVENING PRAYER. 


A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this 


time with one accord to make our common sup- 
plications unto thee; and dost promise that when two 
or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt 
grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires 
and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expe- 
dient for them; granting us in this world knowledge 
of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. 
Amen. 

2 Cor. xiii. 14. 


AXE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, 


be with us all evermore. Amen. 
Here endeth the Order of Morning Prayer. 


THE ORDER FOR DAILY 


EVENING PRAYER. 


§ The Minister shalt begin the EKvenine Prayer, by reading one or 
more of the following Sentences of Scripture. 
HE Lorp is in his holy temple; let all the earth 
keep silence before him. Hab. i. 20. . 
From the rising of the sun even unto the going down 
of the same, my Name shall be great among the Gen- 
tiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto 
my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name shall be 
great among the heathen, saith the Lorp of hosts. 
Mal. i. 11. 
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, O Lorp, 
my strength and my redeemer. Psa/m xix. 14, 15. 


EVENING PRAYER. 30 


When the wicked man turneth away from his wick- 
edness that he hath committed, and doeth that which 
is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. 
PE Ea ae 

I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is 
ever before me. Psalm li. 3. 

Hide thy face from my sins; and blot out all mine 
iniquities. Psalm li. 9. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken 
and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 
Psaim ji. 17. 

Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn 
unto the Lorp your God; for he is gracious and mer- 
ciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repent- 
eth him of the evil. Joe i. 13. 

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgive- 
nesses, though we have rebelled against him; neither 
have we obeyed the voice of the Lorp our God, to 
walk in his laws which he set before us. Dan. ix. 
ig BAT 

O Lorp, correct me, but with judgment; not in 
thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 
24, Psalm vi. 1. . 

Repent ye; for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. 
St. Matt. iii. 2. 

I will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto 
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before 
thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
St. Luke xv. 18, 19. 

Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O Lorp; 
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Psalm 
exlii. 2. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 
and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, 
God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and 
to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1. 
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36 EVENING PRAYER. 


| Then the Minister shall say, 
PEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth 


us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess 
our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should 
not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Al- 
mighty God our heavenly Father; but confess them 
with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart j 
to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same 
by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we 
ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins 
before God; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we 
assemble and meet together to render thanks for the 
great benefits that we have received at his hands, to 
set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy 
Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and 
necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore 
I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, 
to accompany me with a pure heart, and humble voice, 
unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying— 


A General Confession. 5 

4 To besaad by the whole Congregation, after the Minister, all kneeling. 
*LMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have 
erred, and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. 
We have followed too much the devices and desires 
of our Own hearts. We have offended against thy 
oly laws. We have left undone those things which 
we ought to have done; And we have done those 
_ things which we ought not to have done; And there 
is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy 
upon us, miserable offenders. ‘Spare thou those, O 
God, who confess their faults. Restore thou those 
who are penitent ; According to thy promises declared 
unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, 
O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may 
hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the 


glory of thy holy Name. Amen. 


EVENING PRAYER. 37 


The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of 
Sins. 


§] To be made by the Priest alone, standing ; the People still kneeling. 


A LMGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, 

but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and 
live, hath given power, and commandment, to his Min- 
isters, to declare and pronounce to his people, being 
enitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. 
He par doneth and absolveth all those who tr uly repent, 
and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel. Wherefore 
let us beseech him to grant us true repentance, and 
his Holy Spirit, that those things may please him 
which we do at this present ; and that the rest of our 
life hereafter may be pure and holy; so that at the last 
we may come to his eternal joy; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. ‘3 


§ The People shall answer here, and at the end of every Prayer, Amen. 


1 Or this. 
LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of his 


great mercy hath | promised forgiveness of sins 
to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, 
turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and 
deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen 
you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


§ Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord’s Prayer; the People 
still kneeling, and repeating it with him, both here, and wheresoever 
else tt 1s used in Divine Service. 


QpuR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 

Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done 
on earth, As it isin heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us 


not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For 
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Sosa. 


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38 EVENING PRAYER. 


thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 


9 Then likewise he shall say, 


O Lord, open thou our lips. 
Answer. And our mouth shall show forth thy 
praise. 


4| Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, 


Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 
Holy Ghost ; ’: 

Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. 

Minister. Praise ye the Lord. 

Answer. The Lord’s Name be praised. 


4] Then shall foliow a Portion of the Psalms, as they are appownted, or 
one of the Selections, as they are set forth by this Church, with the 
Doxology, as in the Morning Service. 


4] Then shall be read the first Lesson, according to the Table or Cal- 
endar. 


9] After which shall be said or sung the following Psalm, except when it 
as read in the ordinary course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of 
the month. 


Cantate Domino. Psalm xeviii. 


SING unto the Lorp a new song; for he hath 

~ done marvellous things. 

With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, 
hath he gotten himself the victory. 

The Lorp declared his salvation ; his righteousness 
hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. 

He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward 
the house of Israel; and all the ends of the world have 
seen the salvation of our God. 

Show yourselves joyful unto the Lorp, all ye lands; 
sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

Praise the Lorp upon the harp; sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 


EVENING PRAYER. 39 


With trumpets also and shawms, O show yourselves 
joyful before the Lorp, the King. 

Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is; the 
round world, and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be 
joyful together before the Lorp; for he cometh to 
judge the earth. 

With righteousness shall he judge the world, and 
the people with equity. 


{| Or this. 
Bonum est confitert. Psalm xcii. 


T is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lorp, 

and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most High- 
est ; 

To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morning, 
and of thy truth in the night season ; 

Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the 
lute; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 

For thou, Lorn, hast made me glad through thy 
works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the ope- 
rations of thy hands. 


9 Then a Lesson of the New Testament, as tt is appointed. 


q And after that, shall be sung or said this Psalm, except on the twelfth 
day of the month. i 


Deus misereatur. Psalm Ixvil. 


OD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and nen 
us the light of his countenance, and be merciful 
unto us; 
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy sav- 
ing health among all nations. 
Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the 
people praise thee. 
O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt 
judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations 
upon earth. 


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40 EVENING PRAYER. 


Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the 
people praise thee. 
Then shall the earth bring forth her inerease; and 
God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. 
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world 
shall fear him. 
@| Or this. 


Benedic, anima mea. Psalm ciii. 


RAISE the Lorp, O my soul; and all that is 
within me, praise his holy Name. 

Praise the Lorp, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits : 

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine 
infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth 
thee with mercy and loving-kindness. 

O praise the Lorn, ye Angels of his, ye that eX- 
cel in strength; ye that fulfil His conitiandeneaia and 
hearken unto the voice of his word. 

O praise the Lorp, all ye his hosts; ye servants of 
his that do his pleasure. : 

O speak good of the Lorp, all ye works cf his, in — 
all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lorn, O 


_ may soul. 


| Then shall be said the Apostles’ Creed by the Minister and the Peo- 


hey 
‘ai 


ple, standing. And any Churches may omit the words, He descended 
into hell, or may, instead of them, use the words, He went into the 
place of departed spirits, which are considered as words of the same 
meaning in the Creed. 


BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker » 
of heaven and earth: | 

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; Who 
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin 
Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, 
dead, and buried; He descended into: hell, The third 
day he rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, 
And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Al- 





EVENING PRAYER. 41 


mighty ; From thence he shall come to judge the 
quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic 
Church, ‘The Communion of Saints; The Forgive- 
ness of sins; ‘he Resurrection of the body; And the 
Life everlasting. Amen. 

{Or this. 
I BELIEVE in one God the Father Almighty, 

Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things 
visible and invisible: 

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten 
Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds ; 
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, 
Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the 
Father; By whom all things were made; Who, for 
us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, 
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin 
Mary, And was made man, And was crucified also for 
us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried; 
And the third day he rose again, according to the 
Scriptures; And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on 
the right hand of the Father. And he shall come 
again with glory to judge both the quick and the 
dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. 

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and © 
Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and 
the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together 
is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the 
Prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic 
Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remis- 
sion of sins; And I look for the Resurrection of the 
dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. 

4] And after that, these Prayers following, all devoutly kneeling; the 


unister first pronouncing, 


The Lord be with you. 


Answer. And with thy spirit. 
D2 6 


42 EVENING PRAYER. 


Minister. Let us pray. 
O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. 
Answer. And grant us thy salvation. 
Minister. O God, make clean our hearts within us. 
Answer. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. 


{| Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and after that the Collects 
and Prayers following. 


A. Collect for Peace. 
O GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good 


counsels, and all just works do proceed; Give 
unto thy servants that peace, which the world cannot 
give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy com- 
mandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended 
from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in 
rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ 
our Saviour. Amen. 


A Collect for Aid against Perils. 
LORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Al- 


mighty power we have been preserved this day ; 
By thy great mercy defend us from all perils and 
dangers of this night; for the love of thy only Son, 
our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen. 


A Prayer for the President of the United States, and 
all in Civil Authority. 


Q LORD, our heavenly Father, the high and 

mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from thy 
throne behold all the dwellers upon earth; Most 
heartily we beseech thee with thy favour to behold 
and bless thy servant THe Presipent or THE UNITED 
Srates, and all others in authority ; and so replenish 
them with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, that they 
may always incline to thy will, and walk in thy way. 
Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts; grant 
them in health and prosperity long to live; and final- \ 


EVENING PRAYER. 43 


ly, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity ; 
_ through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


A Prayer for the Clergy and People. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom 


cometh every good and perfect gift; Send down 
upon our B’shops, and other Clergy, and upon the 
Congregations committed to their charge, the health- 
ful Spirit of thy grace ; and, that they may truly please 
thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy bless- 
ing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Ad- 
vocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. 


A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. 


GOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, 

we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and con- 
ditions of men; that thou wouldest be pleased to make 
thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto 
all nations. More especially we pray for thy holy 
Church universal; that it may be so guided and gov- 
erned by thy good Spirit, that all who profess and 
call themselves Christians may be led into the way 
of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the 
bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to thy fatherly goodness all those who 
are any ways afflicted, or distressed, in mind, body, 
-or estate; that it may please thee to comfort and re- 
lieve them, according to their several necessities ; 
giving them patience under their sufferings, and a 
happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we * 
beg for Jesus Christ’s sake. Amen. 


A General Thanksgiving. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine 
unworthy servants, do give thee most humble 

and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving- 
kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our 


44. EVENING PRAYER. 


creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. 
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all 
thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly 
thankful, and that we may show forth thy praise, not 
only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up 
ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee 
in holiness and righteousness all our days; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without 
end. Amen. 


A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
LMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this 


time with one accord to make our common sup- 
plications unto thee; and dost promise that when two 
or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt 
grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires 
and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expe- 
dient for them; granting us in this world knowledge 
of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. 
Amen. 


2 Cor. xiii. 14. 
PPAHE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, - 


be with us all evermore. Amen. 
Here endeth the Order of Evening Prayer. 


45 


THE LITANY, 
OR GENERAL SUPPLICATION. 


@ To be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wednesdays, and 
Fridays. 


Q) GOD the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon 
us miserable sinners. 

O God the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon 
us miserable sinners. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Fa- 
ther and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable 
sinners. 3 , 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Fa- 
ther and the Son; have mercy upon us miserable 
senners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Per- 
sons and one God; have mercy upon us miserable 
sinners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Per- 
sons and one God; have mercy upon us miserabie 
sinners. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences 
of our fore-fathers; neither take thou vengeance of 
our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom 
thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, 
and be not angry with us for ever. 

Spare us, good Lord. 

From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the 
crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and 
from everlasting damnation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 


46 THE LITANY. 


From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, 
and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and 
all uncharitableness, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all inordinate and sinful affections; and from 
all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning and tempest; from plague, pesti- 
lence, and famine; from battle and murder, and from 
sudden death, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; 
from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hard- 
ness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and Com- 
mandment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy 
holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, 
Fasting, and ‘Temptation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross 
and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by 
thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the 
coming of the Holy Ghost, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our 
prosperity ; in the hour of death, and in the day of 
judgment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord 
God; and that it may please thee to rule and govern 
thy holy Church universal in the right way ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and preserve all 
Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace . 
. to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; : 
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lend 


THE LITANY. 47 


That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, 
Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and un- 
derstanding of thy Word; and that both by their 
preaching and living they may set it forth, and show 
it accordingly ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy 
people ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

‘That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, 
peace, and concord ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love 
and fear thee, and diligently to live after thy com- 
mandments ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all thy people 
increase of grace to hear meekly thy Word, and to 
receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the 
fruits of the Spirit ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bring into the way of 
truth all such as have erred, and are deceived ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do 
stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and 
to raise up those who fall; and finally to beat down 
Satan under our feet; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to succour, help, and com- 
fort, all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to preserve all who travel 
by land or by water, all women in the perils of child- 
_ birth, all sick persons, and young children ; and to 
show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord 


48 THE LITANY. 


That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, 
the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are 
desolate and oppressed; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all 
men; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, per- 
secutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give and preserve to our 
use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time 
we may enjoy them; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us true repentance; 
to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances ; 
and to endue us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to 
amend our lives according to thy holy Word; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
world ; | 

Grant us thy peace. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 
world; 

Have mercy upon us. 


§ The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Pray- 
er, ‘‘ We humbly beseech thee, O Father,” &c. 


O Christ, hear us. 

O Christ, hear us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 


THE LITANY. 49 


“| Then shall the Minister, and the People with him, say the Lord’s 
Prayer. 


(pur Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 

Name. ‘I‘hy kingdom come. ‘Thy will be done 
on earth, As it isin heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead 
us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. 
Amen. 

Minister. O Lord, deal not with us according to 
our sins. 
Answer. Neither reward us according to our ini- 
quities. 
Let us pray. 

GOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the 

sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of 
such as are sorrowful; Mercifully assist our prayers 
which we make before thee in all our troubles and ad- 
versities, Whensoever they oppress us; and gracious- 
ly hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtil- 
ty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by 
thy good providence, be brought to nought; that we 
thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may ever- 
more give thanks unto thee in thy holy Church; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 


O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy 
Name’s sake. 


GOD, we have heard with our ears, and our 

fathers have declared unto us, the noble works 
that thou didst in their days, and in the old time before 
them. 


O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine 
honour. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the 


Holy Ghost ; 
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50 THE LITANY. 


Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 

From our enemies defend us, O Christ. 

Graciously look upon our afflictions. 

With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts. 

Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. 

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 

O Son of David, have mercy upon us. 

Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ 

Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear 
us, O Lord Christ. 

Minister. O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us; 

Answer. As we do put our trust in thee. 

Let us pray. 
WE humbly beseech thee, O Fatner, mercifully to 
look upon our infirmities ; and, for the glory of 

thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most 
justly have deserved; and grant, that in all our trou- 
bles we may put our whole trust and confidence in 
thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and 
pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through 
our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


A General Thanksgiving. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, thine 
unworthy servants, do give thee most humble 

and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving- 
kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for 
our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the 
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; 
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. 
And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy 
mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, 
and that we may show forth thy praise, not only with 


PRAYERS. oO] 


our lips, but in our lives; by giving up ourselves to thy 
service, and by walking before thee in holiness and 
righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all 
honour and glory, world without end. Amen. 


A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this 


time with one accord to make our common sup- 
plications unto thee; and dost promise that when two 
or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt 
grant their requests; Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires 
and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expe- 
dient for them; granting us in this world knowledge 
of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 
2 Cor. xiii. 14. 
ah HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love 
of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, 
be with us all evermore. Amen. 
Here endeth the Litany. 


PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS 


UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. 





To be used before the two final Prayers of Morning and Evening 


Service. 


PRAYERS. 
A Prayer for Congress. 


@ To be used during their Session. 
fypost gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as 


for the people of these United States in general, 
so especially for their Senate and Representatives in 


O2 PRAYERS. 


Congress assembled; That thou wouldest be pleased 
to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the ad- 
vancement of thy glory, the good of thy Church, the 
safety, honour, and welfare of thy people; that all 
things may be so ordered and settled by their en- 
deavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that 
peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and 
piety, may be established among us for all generations. 
These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and | 
thy whole Church, we humbly beg in the Name and 
Mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and 
Saviour. Amen. 


For Rain. 


QO GOD, heavenly Father, who by thy Son Jesus 

Christ hast promised to all those who seek thy 
kingdom, and the righteousness thereof, all things 
necessary to their bodily sustenance; Send us, we be- 
seech thee, in this our necessity, such moderate rain 
and showers, that we may receive the fruits of the 
earth to our comfort, and to thy honour; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Fair Weather. 
LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we hum- 


bly beseech thee, of thy great goodness, to re- 
strain those immoderate rains, wherewith, for our sins, 
thou hast afflicted us. And we pray thee to send us 
such seasonable weather, that the earth may, in due 
time, yield her increase for our use and benefit. And 
give us grace, that we may learn by thy punishments, 
to amend our lives, and for thy clemency to give thee 
thanks and praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


In Time of Dearth and Famine. 
O GOD, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the | 


rain doth fall, and the earth bring forth her in- — 


PRAYERS. 53 


crease; Behold, we beseech thee, the afflictions of thy 
people; increase the fruits of the earth by thy heav- 
enly benediction; and grant that the scarcity and 
dearth, which we now most justly suffer for our sins, 
may, through thy goodness, be mercifully turned into 
plenty; for the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, to 
whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour 
and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 


In Time of War and Tumults. 
ALMIGHTY God, the supreme Governor of 


all things, whose power no creature is able to 
resist, to whom it belongeth justly to punish sinners, 
and to be merciful to those who truly repent; Save 
and deliver us, we humbly beseech thee, from the 
hands of our enemies; that we, being armed with thy 
defence, may be preserved evermore from all perils, to 
glorify thee, who art the only giver of all victory; 
through the merits of thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


For those who are to be admitted into Holy Orders. 
9 To be used in the Weeks preceding the stated Times of Ordination. 


A TEMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who hast 

purchased to thyself an universal Church by the 
precious blood of thy dear Son; Mercifully look upon 
the same, and at this time so guide and govern the 
minds of thy servants the Bishops and Pastors of 
thy flock, that they may lay hands suddenly on no 
man, but faithfully and wisely make choice of fit per- 
sons, to serve in the sacred Ministry of thy Church. 
And, to those who shall be ordained to any holy 
function, give thy grace and heavenly benediction ; 
that both by their life and doctrine they may show 
forth thy glory, and set forward the salvation of all 


men; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
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54 PRAYERS. 


| Or this. 
ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, who 


of thy divine providence hast appointed divers 
Orders in thy Church; Give thy grace, we humbly 
beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any 
office and administration in the same; and so replen- 
ish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue 
them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully 
serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and 
the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


In Time of great Sickness and Mortahty. 
ALMIGHTY God, the Lord of life and death, 


of sickness and health; Regard our supplica- 
tions, we humbly beseech thee; and, as thou hast 
thought fit to visit us for our sins with great sickness 
and mortality, in the midst of thy judgment, O Lord, 
remember mercy. Have pity upon us miserable sin- 
ners, and withdraw from us the grievous sickness 
with which we are afflicted. May this thy fatherly 
correction have its due influence upon us, by leading 
us to consider how frail and uncertain our life is; 
that we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly 
wisdom which in the end will bring us to everlasting 
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For a Sick Person. . 
FATHER of mercies and God of all comfort, 


our only help in time of need; Look down from 
heaven, we humbly beseech thee, behold, visit, and 
relieve thy sick servant, for whom our prayers are de- 
sired. Look upon Aim with the eyes of thy mercy ; 
comfort hzm with a sense of thy goodness; preserve 
him from the temptations of the enemy; give him 
patience under /zs affliction; and, in thy good time, 
restore him to health, and enable him to lead the 


PRAYERS. ST5) 


residue of has life in thy fear, and to thy glory. Or 
else give ham grace so to take thy visitation, that, 
after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee 
in life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


For a Sick Child. 
LMIGHTY God, and merciful Father, to whom 


alone belong the issues of life and death; Look 
down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee, with the 
eyes of mercy, upon the sick child for whom our 
prayers are desired. Deliver him, O Lord, in thy good 
appointed time, from Azs bodily pain, and visit him 
with thy salvation; that if it should be thy good 
pleasure to prolong hzs days here on earth, he may 
live to thee, and be an instrument of thy glory, by 
serving thee faithfully, and doing good in his genera- 
tion. Or else receive him into those heavenly habita- 
tions, where the souls of those who sleep in the Lord 
Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, 
O Lord, for the love of thy Son, our Saviour, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 


For a Person, or Persons, going to Sea. 


ETERNAL God, who alone spreadest out the 

heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; We 
commend to thy Almighty protection, thy servant, for 
‘whose preservation on the great deep our prayers are 
desired. Guard him, we beseech thee, from the dan- 
gers of the sea, from sickness, from the violence of 
enemies, and from every evil to which he may be 
exposed. Conduct him in safety to the haven where 
he would be, with a grateful sense of thy mercies; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For a Person under Affliction. 


O MERCIFUL God, and heavenly Father, who 
hast taught us in thy holy Word that thou dost 


56 PRAYERS. 


not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men; 
Look with pity, we beseech thee, upon the sorrows 
of thy servant, for whom our prayers are desired. In 
thy wisdom thou hast seen fit to visit ham with trou- 
ble, and to bring distress upon hzm. Remember him, 
O Lord, in mercy; sanctify thy fatherly correction to 
him; endue his soul with patience under his afflic- 
ticn, and with resignation to thy blessed will; com- 
fort him with a sense of thy goodness; lift up thy 
countenance upon him, and give him peace; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Malefactors, after Condemnation. 


{| Or else the Prayer in the Visitation of Prisoners, beginning, “O 
Father of Mercies,” &c., may be used. 


O MOST gracious and merciful God, we earnestly 

beseech thee to have pity and compassion upon 
those persons recommended to our prayers, who now 
fie under the sentence of the law, and are appointed 
to die. Visit them, O Lord, with thy mercy and sal- 
vation ; convince ¢hem of the miserable condition they 
are in, by their sins and wickedness; and let thy 
powerful grace produce in ¢hem such a godly sorrow, 
and sincere repentance, as thou wilt be pleased to 
accept. Give them a strong and lively faith in thy 
Son, our blessed Saviour, and make it effectual to the 
salvation of their souls. O Lord, in judgment remem- 
ber mercy; and whatever sufferings ¢hey are to endure 
in this world, yet deliver them, O God, from the bitter 
pains of eternal death. Pardon ¢hezr sins, and save 
their souls, for the sake and merits of thy dear Son, 
our blessed Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. 


A Prayer to be used at the Meetings of Convention. 


ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who by thy 
Holy Spirit didst preside in the Councils of the 
blessed Apostles, and hast promised, through thy Son 


THANKSGIVINGS. o7 


Jesus Christ, to be with thy Church to the end of the 
world; We beseech thee to be present with the Coun- 
cil of thy Church here assembled in thy Name and 
Presence. Save them from all error, ignorance, pride, 
and prejudice; and of thy great mercy vouchsafe, we 
beseech thee, so to direct, sanctify, and govern us in 
our present work, by the mighty power of the Holy 
Ghost, that the comfortable Gospel of Christ may be 
truly preached, truly received, and truly followed, in 
all places, to the breaking down the kingdom of sin, 
Satan, and death; till at length the whole of thy 
dispersed sheep, being gathered into one fold, shall 
become partakers of everlasting life; through the 
merits and death of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 
§] During the period of the session of any General or Diocesan Conven- 

tion, the above Prayer may be used by all Congregations of this Church, 

or of the Diocese concerned ; the clause ‘‘ here assembled in thy Name 

and Presence,” being changed to ‘now assembled in thy Name and 


Presence ;” and the clause “ govern us in our present work,” to “ gov- 
ern them im their present work.” 


THANKSGIVINGS. 
The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth. 


"| To be said when any Woman, being present in Church, shall have de- 
sired to return thanks to Almighty God for her safe deliverance. 


QO ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks 

for that thou hast been graciously pleased to pre- 
serve, through the great pain and peril of child-birth, 
this woman, thy servant, who desireth now to offer 
her praises and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, we 
beseech thee, most merciful Father, that she, through 
thy help, may both faithfully live and walk according 
to thy will in this life present, and also may be par- 
taker of everlasting glory in the life to come; through 


Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
8 


— = 


08 THANKSGIVINGS. 


For Rain. 
O GOD, our heavenly Father, who by thy gracious 


providence dost cause the former and the latter 
rain to descend upon the earth, that it may bring forth 
fruit for the use of man; We give thee humble thanks 
that it hath pleased thee, in our great necessity, to 
send us at the last a joyful rain upon thine inheritance, 
and to refresh it when it was dry, to the great comfort 
of us thy unworthy servants, and to the glory of thy 
holy Name; through thy mercies in Jesus Christ our 


Lord. Amen. 
- For Fair Weather. 
O LORD God, who hast justly humbled us by thy 


late visitation of us with immoderate rain and 
waters, and in thy mercy hast relieved and comforted 
our souls by this seasonable and blessed change of 
weather; We praise and glorify thy holy Name for 
this thy mercy, and will always declare thy loving- 
kindness from generation to generation; through Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Plenty. 


MOST merciful Father, who of thy gracious 

goodness hast heard the devout prayers of thy 
Church, and turned our dearth and scarcity into plen- 
ty; We give thee humble thanks for this thy special 
bounty; beseeching thee to continue thy loving-kind- 
ness unto us, that our land may yield us her fruits of 
increase, to thy glory and dur comfort; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Peace, and Deliverance from our Enemies. 


ALMIGHTY God, who art a strong tower of 
defence unto thy servants against the face of 
their enemies; We yield thee praise and thanksgiving 


4 


THANKSGIVINGS. 59 


for our deliverance from those great and apparent dan- 
gers wherewith we were compassed. We acknow- 
ledge it thy goodness that we were not delivered over 
as a prey unto them; beseeching thee still to con- 
tinue such thy mercies towards us, that all the world 
may know that thou art our Saviour and mighty De- 
liverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Restoring Public Peace at Home. 
O ETERNAL God, our heavenly Father, who 


alone makest men. to be of one mind in a house, 
and stillest the outrage of a violent and unruly people ; 
We bless thy holy Name, that it hath pleased thee to 
appease the seditious tumults which have been lately 
raised up amongst us; most humbly beseeching thee 
to grant to all of us grace, that we may henceforth 
obediently walk in thy holy commandments; and, 
leading a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and 
honesty, may continually offer unto thee our sacrifice 
of praise and thanksgiving for these thy mercies to 
wards us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For Deliverance from great Sickness and Mortality. 


LORD God, who hast wounded us for our sins, 

and consumed us for our transgressions, by thy 

late heavy and dreadful visitation; and now, in the 

midst of judgment remembering mercy, hast redeem- 

ed our souls from the jaws of death; We offer unto 

thy fatherly goodness ourselves, our souls and bodies 

which thou hast delivered, to be a living sacrifice unto 

_ thee, always praising and magnifying thy mercies in 

the midst of thy Church; through Jesus Christ our 
- Lord. Amen. 


For a Recovery from Sickness. 


QO GOD, who art the giver of life, of health, and of 
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pleased to deliver from hzs bodily sickness this thy 
servant, who now desireth to return thanks unto thee, 
in the presence of all thy people. Gracious art thou, 
O Lord, and full of compassion to the children of men. 
May his heart be duly impressed with a sense of thy 
merciful goodness, and may he devote the residue of 
his days to an humble, holy, and obedient walking 
before thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For a Safe Return from Sea. 


fypost gracious Lord, whose mercy is over all thy 
works; We praise thy holy Name that thou 
hast been pleased to conduct in safety, through the 
perils of the great deep, this thy servant, who now 
destreth to return his thanks unto thee, in thy holy 
Church. May he be duly sensible of thy merciful 
providence towards him, and ever express his thank- 
fulness by a holy trust in thee, and obedience to thy 
laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


THE 


COLLECTS, EPISTLES, AND GOSPELS, 


TO BE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 


The First Sunday in Advent. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast 


away the works of darkness, and put upon us the 
armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in 
which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us,in great 
humility; that in the last day, when he shall come 
again in his glorious Majesty to judge both the quick 


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and dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through 
him who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, now and ever. Amen. 


| This Collect is to be repeated every day, with the other Collects in 
Advent, until Christmas-day. 


The Epistle. Rom. xii. 8. 


OWE no man any thing, but to love one another: 

for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the Law. 
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt 
not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear 
false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be 
any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended 
in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour 
as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour; 
therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law. And that, 
knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake 
out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than 
when we believed. ‘The night is far spent, the day is 
at hand; let us therefore cast off the works of dark- 
ness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us 
walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and 
drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not 
in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus 
Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil 
the lusts thereof. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1. 


HEN they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were 
come to Bethphage, unto the Mount of Olives, 
then sent Jesus two disciples, saying unto them, Go 
into the village over against you, and straightway ye 
shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, 
and bring them unto me. And if any man say aught 
unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; 
and straightway he will send them. All this was 
done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 
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62 THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 


the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, 
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting 
upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the 
disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them; 
and brought the ass and the colt, and put on them 
their clothes, and they set him thereon, And a very 
great multitude spread their garments in the way; 
others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed 
them in the way. And the multitudes that went 
before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to 
the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! And 
when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was 
moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, 
This is Jesus, the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. 
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out 
all them that sold and bought in the temple, and over- 
threw the tables of the money-changers, and the seats 
of them that sold doves, and said unto them, It is 
written, My house shall be called the house of 
prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 


Che Second Sunday in Advent. 
The Collect. 

FRLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scrip- 

tures to be written for our learning; Grant that 
we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, 
and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and com 
fort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold 
fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou 
hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. xv. 4. 
W HATSOEVER things were written aforetime, 


were written for our learning; that we, through 


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patience, and comfort of the Scriptures, might have 
hope. Now the God of patience and consolation 
grant you to be like-minded one towards another, 
according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one 
mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one 
another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of 
God. Now I say, that Jesus Christ was a minister 
ot the Circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm 
the promises made unto the fathers: and that the 
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is 
written, For this cause I will confess to thee among 
the Gentiles, and sing unto thy Name. And again 
he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And 
again, Praise the Lorp, all ye Gentiles; and laud 
him, all ye people. And again Esaias saith, There 
shall be a Root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to 
reign over the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles 
trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and 
peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, 


through the power of the Holy Ghost. ‘ 
The Gospel. St. Luke xxi. 25. 


ND there shall be signs in the sun, and in the 
moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth dis- 
tress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the 
waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them for fear, 
and for looking after those things which are coming 
on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be sha- 
ken. And then shall they see the Son of Man com- 
ing in a cloud with power and great glory. And 
when these things begin to come to pass, then look 
up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draw- 
eth nigh. And he spake to them a parable, Behold 
the fig-tree, and all the trees; when they now shoot 
forth, ye see and know of your own selves that sum- 
mer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye 


64. THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT. 


see these things come to pass, know ye that the 
Kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto 
you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be 
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass avid ; but my 
words shall not pass away. 


The Chird Sunday in Advent. 
The Collect. 


XO LORD Jesus Christ, who at thy first coming 

didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way be- 
fore thee; Grant that the ministers and stewards of 
thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready 
thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to 
the wisdom of the just, that at thy second coming to 
judge the world we may be found an acceptable peo- 
ple in thy sight, who livest and reignest with the 
Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. | 


‘ The Epistle. 1 Cor. iv. 1. 


ET a man so account of us, as of the ministers 
of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 
Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be 
found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing 
that [ should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: 
yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing 
by myself, yet am I not hereby justified; but He that 
judgeth me is the Lord. ‘Therefore judge nothing 
before the time, until the Lord come, who both will 
bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will 
make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then 
shall every man have praise of God. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 2. 


Nowy when John had heard in the prison the works 
of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said 


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unto him, Art thou He that should come, or do we 
look for another? Jesus answered and said unte 
them, Go and show John again those things which 
ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, 
and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the 
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have 
the Gospel preached to them: and blessed is he who- 
soever shall not be offended in me. And as they de- 
parted, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness 
to see? areed shaken with the wind? But what 
went ye out for to see? a man clothed in soft raiment! 
Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ 
houses. But what went ye out for to see? a prophet? 
yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. [or 
this is he of whom it is written, Behold, [ send my 
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy 
way before thee. 


Che Fourth Sunday in Advent. 
The Collect. 
O LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and 


come among us, and with great might succour 
us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, 
we are sore let and hindered in running the race that 
is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may 
speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction 
of thy Son our Lord, to whom, with thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be honour and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Phil. iv. 4. 
REJOICE in the Lord alway; and again I say, 


Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto 


all men. ‘The Lord is at hand. Be careful for no- 
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66 CHRISTMAS. 


thing; but in every thing, by prayer and supplication 
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known 
unto God, And the peace of God, which passeth all 
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds 
through Christ Jesus. 


The Gospel. - St. John i. 19. 


HIS is the record of John, when the Jews sent 
Priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 
Who art thou! And he confessed, and denied not; 
but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked 
him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I 
am not. Artthou that Prophet? And he answered, 
No. ‘Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that 
we may give an answer to them that sent us. What 
sayest thou of thyself? He said, | am the voice of 
one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 
of the Lorn, as said the prophet Esaias. And they 
which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they 
asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou 
then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that 
Prophet! John answered them, saying, I baptize 
with water: but there standeth One among you, whom 
ye know not; He it is, who, coming after me, is pre- 
ferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy 
to unloose. These things were done in Bethabara 
beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 


Che Nativity of our Lord, or the Dirth-dayn of Christ, 
commonly called Christmas-dap. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only- 
begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and 
as at this time to be born of a pure virgin; Grant that 
we being regenerate, and made thy children by adop- 


CHRISTMAS. 67 


tion and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy 
Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever 
one God, world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. Heb. i. 1. 


(OP: who at sundry times and in divers manners 

spake in time past unto the fathers by the pro- 
phets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his 
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by 
whom also he made the worlds; who (being the 
orightness of his glory, and the express image of his 
person, and upholding all things by the word of his 
power,) when he had by himself purged our sins, sat 
down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being 
made so much better than the angels, as he hath by 
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, 
Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? 
And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be 
to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the 
First-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the 
angels of God worship him. And of the angels he 
saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his minis- 
ters a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy 
throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of 
righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou 
hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore 
God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of 
gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the 
beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and 
the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall 
perish, but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old 
as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold 
them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the 
same, and thy years shall not fail. 


68 THE SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 


The Gospel. St. John i. 1. 


ZN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 

with God, and the Word was God. ‘The same 
was in the beginning with God. All things were 
made by him; and without him was not any thing 
made that was made. In him was life, and the life 
was the light of men. And the light shineth in dark- 
ness, and the darkness comprehended it not. ‘There 
was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the 
Light, that all men through him might believe. He 
was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of 
that Light. ‘That was the true Light, which lighteth 
every man that cometh into the world. He was in the 
world, and the world was made by him, and the world 
knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own 
received him not. But as many as received him, to 
them gave he power to become the sons of God, even 
to them that believe on his Name: which were born, 
not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the 
will of man, but of God. And the Word was made 
flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, 
the glory as of the Only-begotten of the Father,) full 
of grace and truth. 


The Sunday after Christmas-dap. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only- 


begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and 
as at sae time to be born of a pure virgin ; Grant that 
we being regenerate, and made thy children by adop- 
tion and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy 
Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who 


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liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit, ever 
one God, world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. Gal. iv. 1. 

Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, 

differeth nothing from a servant, though he be 
lord of all; but is under tutors and governors, until 
the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when 
we were children, were in bondage under the elements 
of the world; but when the fulness of the time was 
come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, 
made under the Law, to redeem them that were under 
the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the 
Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Fa- 
ther. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; 
and if a son, then an heir of God, through Christ. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. 1. 18. 

HE birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. 
When as his mother Mary was espoused to 
Joseph, before they came together, she was found with 
child of the Holy Ghost. ‘Then Joseph her husband, 
being a just man, and not willing to make her a public 
example, was minded to put her away privily. But 
while he thought on these things, behold, the angel 
of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, 
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee 
Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is 
of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, 
and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall 
save his people from their sins. (Now all this was 
done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of 
the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall 
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they 
shall call his name Emmanuel, which, being inter- 
preted, is, God with us.) Then Joseph being raised 
from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden 


70 THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST. 


him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not 
till she had brought forth her first-born son: and he 
called his name JESUS. 





Che Circumcision of Christ. 
The Collect. v 
ALMIGHTY God, who madest thy blessed Son to 


be circumcised, and obedient to the Law for man; 
Grant us the true Circumcision of the Spirit; that, our 
hearts, and all our members, being mortified from all 
worldly and carnal lusts, we may in all things obey 
thy blessed will; through the same thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. iv. 8. 


F2 LESSED is the man to whom the Lorp will not 

impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon 
the Circumcision only, or upon the Uncircumcision 
also? For we say, that faith was reckoned to Abra- 
ham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned ? 
when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision 2 
Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he 
received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the right- 
eousness of the faith which he had yet being uncir- 
cumcised ; that he might be the father of all them that 
believe, though they be not circumcised; that right- 
eousness might be imputed unto them also: and the 
father of circumcision to them who are not of the 
Circumcision only, but also walk in the steps of that 
faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet 
uncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be 
the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his 
seed, through the Law, but through the righteousness 
of faith. For if they which are of the Law be heirs, 
faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect. 


THE EPIPHANY. 71 


The, Gospel. St. Luke ii. 15. 


ANP it came to pass, as the angels were gone 

away from them into heaven, the shepherds said 
one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, 
and see this thing which is come to pass, which the 
Lord hath made known unto us. And they came 
with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe 
lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they 
made known abroad the saying which was told them 
concerning this child. And all they that heard it won- 
dered at those things which were told them by the 
shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pon- 
dered them in her heart. And the shepherds return- 
ed, glorifying and praising God for all the things that 
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 
And when eight days were accomplished for the cir- 
cumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, 
which was so named of the angel before he was con- 
ceived in the womb. 


4 The same Collect, Epistle, and Gospel shall serve for every day after, 
unto the Epiphany. 


The Epiphany, or the Mlanifestation of Christ to the 
Gentiles. 
The Collect. 


O GOD, who by the leading of a star didst mani- 

fest thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; 

Mercifully grant that we, who know thee now by 

faith, may after this life have the fruition of thy glori- 

ous Godhead; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
The Epistle. Eph. in. 1. 

OR this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ 


for you Gentiles ; if ye have heard of the dispen- 
sation of the grace of God, which is given me to you- 


2 THE EPIPHANY. 


ward: How that by revelation he made known unto 
me the mystery (as [ wrote afore in few words, where- 
by, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge 
in the mystery of Christ) which in other ages was not 
made known unto the sons of men, as it is now 
revealed unto his holy Apostles and Prophets by the 
Spirit; that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and 
of the same body, and partakers of his promise in 
Christ, by the Gospel: whereof I was made a min- 
ister, according to the gift of the grace of God given 
unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto 
me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this 
grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles 
the unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all 
men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which 
from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, 
who created all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent 
that now unto the principalities and powers in heav- 
enly places might be known by the Church the mani- 
fold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose 
which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: in 
whom we have boldness and access with confidence 


by the faith of him. 
The Gospel. St. Matt. 11. 1. 


HEN Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, 

in the days of Herod the king, behold, there 

came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, 
Where is he that is born King of the Jews! for we 
have seen his star in the East, and are come to wor- 
ship him. When Herod the king had heard these 
things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and 
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. And they said unto 
him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by 
the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, 


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art not the least among the princes of Juda; for out 
of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my peo- 
ple Israel. ‘Then Herod, when he had privily called 
the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time 
the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, 
and said, Go, and search diligently for the young 
child; and when ye have found him, bring me word 
again, that I may come and worship him also. When 
they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the 
star which they saw in the East went before them, 
till it came and stood over where the young child 
was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with 
exceeding great joy. And when they were come into 
the house, they saw the young child with Mary his 
mother, and fell down and worshipped him: and 
when they had opened their treasures, they presented 
unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 
And being warned of God in a dream that they should 
not return to Herod, they departed into their own 
country another way. 


Che Fist Sunday after the Epiphany. 
The Collect. 
6) LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to receive 
the prayers of thy people who call upon thee; 
and grant that they may both perceive and know 
what things they ought to do, and also may have 
grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


| The Epistle. Rom. xi. 1. 
i] BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mer- 
cies of God, that ye present your bodies a living 
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your 
reasonable service. And be not conformed to this 


world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your 
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74 THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 


mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and accept- 
able, and perfect will of God. Tor | say, through the 
grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, 
not to think of himself more highly than he ought to 
think; but to think soberly, according as God hath 
dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we 
have many members in one body, and all members 
have not the same office ; so we, being many, are one 
body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 


The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 41. 


Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at 
the feast of the Passover. And when he was 
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the 
custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the 
days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind 
in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not 
of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the 
company, went a day’s journey, and they sought him 
among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when 
they found him not, they turned back again to Jeru- 
salem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after 
three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the 
midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking 
them questions. And all that heard him were aston- 
ished at his understanding and answers. And when 
they saw him, they were amazed; and his mother 
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? 
behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me! 
wist ye not that | must be about my Father's busi- 
ness? And they understood not the saying which hale: 
spake unto them. And he went down with them, and ~ 
came to Nazareth, and was subject unto then but 
his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And 
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour 
with God and man. 


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Che Second Sunday after the Epiphann. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost gov- 


ern all things in heaven and earth; Mercitully 
hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy 
peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. xii. 6. 
HAYie then gifts differing according to the grace 


that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us 
prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or 
ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that 
teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on ex- 
hortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplici- 
ty; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth 
mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dis- 
simulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that 
which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another 
with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 
not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the 
Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; con- 
tinuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessi- 
ty of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which 
persecute you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with 
them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 
Be of the same mind one towards another. Mind not 
high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 


| The Gospel. St. John u. 1. 
AN D the third day there was a marriage in Cana 


of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 
And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the 
marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother 
of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus 
saith unto her, Woman, what have [ to do with thee? 


76 THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 


mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the 
servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And 
there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the 
manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two 
or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill 
the water-pots with water. And they filled them up 
to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, 
and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they 
bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the 
water that was made wine, and knew not whence it 
was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) 
the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and 
saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set 
forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then 
that which is worse; but thou hast kept the good wine 
until now. ‘This beginning of miracles did Jesus in 
Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory, and 
his disciples believed on him. 


Che Chird Sunday after the Epiphanp. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look 


upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and 
necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and 
defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. xi. 16. 


BE not wise in your own conceits. Recompense 

to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest 
in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as 
lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly be- 
loved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place 
unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; | 
will repay, saith the Lord. ‘Therefore, if thine ene- 
my hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: 


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for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his 
head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil 
with good. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 1. 


HEN he was come down from the mountain, 
great multitudes followed him. And behold, 

there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus 
put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; 
be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was 
cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell 
no man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, 
and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testi- 
mony unto them. And when Jesus was entered into 
Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, be- 
seeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at 
home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And 
Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The 
centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy 
that thou shouldest come under my roof; but speak 
the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For 
I am a man under authority, having soldiers under 
me: and I say unto this man, Go, and he goeth; and 
to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my ser- 
vant, Do this, and he doethit. When Jesus heard it, 
he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily 
I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, 
not in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall 
come from the east and west, and shall sit down with 
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of 
Heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be 
cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping 
and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the cen- 
turion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, so be 
it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the 


self-same hour. 
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78 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 


The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphanp. 


The Collect. 


GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of 

so many and great dangers, that by reason of the 
frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright ; 
Grant to us such strength and protection, as may sup- 
port us in all dangers, and carry us through all temp- 
tations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. xii. 1. 


| a every soul be subject unto the higher powers; 

for there is no power but of God: the powers 
that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore 
resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God; 
and they that resist shall receive to themselves dam- 
nation. for rulers are not a terror to good works, 
but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the 
power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have 
praise of the same; for he is the minister of God to 
thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be 
afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is 
the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon 
him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be 
subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience 
sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also; for they 
are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this 
very thing. Render therefore to all their dues; tribute 
to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, fear 
to whom fear, honour to whom honour. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. viii. 23. 


ANP when he was entered into a ship, his disciples 

followed him. And behold, there arose a great 
tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered 
with the waves; but he was asleep. And his disciples 


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came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us, 
we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye 
fearful, O ye of little faith? ‘Then he arose, and 
rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great 
calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner 
of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey 
him! And when he was come to the other side, into 
the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two 
possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, ex- 
ceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that 
way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have 
we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou 
come hither to torment us before the time? And 
there was a good way off from them an herd of many 
swine, feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, 
If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd 
of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when 
they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : 
and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently 
down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the 
waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their 
ways into the city, and told every thing, and what 
was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And be- 
hold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and 
when they saw him, they besought him that he would 
depart out of their coasts. 


The Sifth Sunday after the Epiphany. 
The Collect. 
O LORD, we beseech thee to keep thy Church 
and household continually in thy true religion ; 
that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy 


heavenly grace may evermore be defended by thy 
mighty power ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 


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80 THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 


The Epistle. Col. 1. 12. 


UT on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and 
beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble- 
ness of mind, meekness, long-suffering ; forbearing one 
another, and forgiving one another, if any man have 
a quarrel against any; even as Christ forgave you, so 
also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, 
which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace 
of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are 
called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word 
of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching 
and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, 
and spiritual songs; singing with grace in your hearts 
to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do, in word or deed, 
do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks 
to God and the Father, by him. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xiii. 24. 
PSHE Kingdom of Heaven is likened unto a man 


which sowed good seed in his field. But while 
men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among 
the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade 
was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared 
the tares also. So the servants of the householder 
came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good 
seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The 
servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and 
gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with 
them. Let both grow together until the harvest; and 
in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather 
ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles 
to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 


THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 8l 


Che Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. 
The Collect. 


GOD, whose blessed Son was manifested that 

he might destroy the works of the devil, and 
make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life ; 
Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we 
may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when 
he shall appear again with power and great glory, we 
may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious 
kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O 
Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth, ever one God, 
world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. John ii. 1. 


EHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath 
bestowed upon us, that we should be called the 
sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, 
because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the 
sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall 
be: but we know, that, when He shall appear, we 
shall be like him; for we shall see him as heis. And 
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth him- 
self, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin 
transegresseth also the Law: for sin is the transgres- 
sion of the Law. And ye know that He was mani- 
fested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever 
sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little 
children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth 
righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil 
sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the 
Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy 
the works of the devil. 


82 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. 

fh HEN if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is 

Christ, or there; believe it not. or there shall 
arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show 
great signs and wonders; insomuch that (if it were 
possible) they shall deceive the very elect. Behold, I 
have told you before. Wherefore, if they shall say 
unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: 
Behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and 
shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming 
of the Son of Man be. For wheresoever the carcase 
is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Im- 
mediately after the tribulation of those days shall the 
sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her 
light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the 
powers of the heavens shall be shaken. And then 
shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; 
and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and 
they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds 
of heaven, with power and great glory. And he shall 
send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and 
they shall gather together his elect from the four 
winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 





Che Sunday called Septuagesima, or the third Sundan 
before Lent. 


The Collect. 


LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the 

prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly 
punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered 
by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through 
Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen 


SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 83 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. ix. 24. 
IK NOW ye not, that they which run in a race run 


all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that 
ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the 
mastery, is temperate in all things. Now they do it 
to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. 
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not 
as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, 
and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means, 
when I have preached to others, I myself should be 
a Cast-away. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 1. 
PPAHE Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that 
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is an householder, which went out early in the 
morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And 
when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a 
day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went 
out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle 
in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also 
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give 
you. And they went their way. Again he went out 
about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found 
others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand 
ye here all the day idle? ‘They say unto him, Be- 
cause no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, 
Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, 
that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the 
lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the 
labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the 
last unto the first. And when they came that were 
hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man 
a penny. But when the first came, they supposed 
that they should have received more; and they like- 
wise received every man a penny. And when they 


84 SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. 


had received it, they murmured against the good-man 
of the house, saying, ‘These last have wrought but one 
hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which 
have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he 
answered one of them, and said, Friend, | do thee no 
wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? 
Take that thine is, and go thy way; I will give unto 
this last even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to 
do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, 
because [am good! So the last shall be first, and 
the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. 


The Sunday called Sexagesima, or the second Sundap 
before Lent. 


The Collect. 


QO LORD God, who seest that we put not our trust 

in any thing that we do; Mercifully grant that 
by thy power we may be defended against all adversi- 
ty; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 2 Cor. xi. 19. 
Y E suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise 


For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, 
if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man 
exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. I speak 
as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. 
Howbeit, whereinsoever any is bold, (1 speak foolish- 
ly,) I am bold also. Are they Hebrews? so am I. 
Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of 
Abraham? so am [. Are they ministers of Christ ' 
(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abun- 
dant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more fre- 
quent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received 
I forty stripes save one; thrice was I beaten with rods, 
~ once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night 


SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY. 85 


and a day | have been in the deep; in journeyings 
often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils 
by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in 
perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils 
in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weari- 
ness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger 
and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 
Besides those things that are without, that which 
cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, 
and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory 
of the things which concern mine infirmities. The 
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is 
blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 


The Gospel. St. Luke viii. 4. 
W HEN much people were gathered together, and 


were come to him out of every city, he spake 
by aparable. A sower went out to sow his seed: and 
as he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was 
trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was 
sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moist- 
ure. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns 
sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on 
good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hun- 
dred-fold. And when he had said these things, he 
cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And 
his disciples asked him, saying, What might this para- 
ble be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know 
the mysteries of the Kingdom of God: but to others 
in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hear- 
ing.they might not understand. Now the parable is 
this: The seed is the Word of God. ‘Those by the 
way-side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, 
and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest 


they should believe and be saved. They on the rock 
it 


86 QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 


are they, which, when they hear, receiye the word 
with joy; and these have no root, which for a while 
believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And 
that which fell among thorns are they, which, when 
they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares 
and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit 
to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, 
which in an honest and good heart, having heard the 
word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. 


Che Sunday called Quinguagesima, or the next Sunday 
before Lent. 


The Collect. 


LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings 

without charity are nothing worth; Send thy 
Holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most ex- 
cellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of 
all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted 
dead before thee. Grant this for thine only Son Jesus 
Christ’s sake. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. xii. 1. 
HOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and 


of angels, and have not charity, lam become as 
sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I 
have the gift of prophecy, and understand all myste- 
ries, and all knowledge; and though [| have all faith, 
so that | could remove mountains, and have not chari- 
ty, lam nothing. And though I bestow all my goods 
to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be 
burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth 
not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth 
not behave itself unseemly; seeketh not her own, is 
not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not 


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QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY. 87 


in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all 
things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth 
all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there 
be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be 
tongues, they shall cease; whether there be know- 
ledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, 
and we prophesy in part; but when that which is 
perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be 
done away. When [| was a child, I spake as a child, 
I understood as a child, [| thought as a child; but 
when I became a man, [ put away childish things. 
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then 
face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I 
know even as also | am known. And now abideth 
faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of 
these is charity. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xviii. 31. 


HEN Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said 
unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and 

all things that are written by the prophets concerning 
the Son of Man shall be accomplished. For he shall 
be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, 
and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: and they 
shall scourge him, and put him to death; and the 
third day he shall rise again. And they understood 
none of these things; and this saying was hid from 
them, neither knew they the things which were spo- 
ken. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh 
unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way- 
side begging; and hearing the multitude pass by, he 
asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus 
of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, 
thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they 
which went before rebuked him, that he should hold 
his peace; but he cried so much the more, Thou Son 
of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood, and 


8& ASH-WEDNESDAY. 


commanded him to be brought unto him; and when 
he was come near, he asked him, saying, What wilt 
thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, 
that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto 
him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 
And immediately he received his sight, and followed 
him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they 


saw it, gave praise unto God. 


The first dap of Lent, commonly called Ash- Wednesday. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hatest 


nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive 
the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and 
make in us new and contrite hearts, that we worthily 
lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretched- 
ness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect 


remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our 


Lord. Amen. 


§| This Collect is to be read every day in Lent, after the Collect appoint- 
ed for the day. 


q| At Morning Prayer, the Intany being ended, shall be said the follow- 
ing Prayers, immediately before the General Thanksgwing. 


QO LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our 

prayers, and spare all those who confess their 
sins unto thee; that they, whose consciences by sin 
are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; 
through Christ our Lord. Amen 


O MOST mighty God, and merciful Father, who 

hast compassion upon all men, and hatest noth- 
ing that thou hast made; who wouldest not the 
death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from 
his sin, and be saved; Mercifully forgive us our tres- 
passes ; receive and comfort us, who are grieved and 


ASH-WEDNESDAY. 89 


wearied with the burden of our sins. Thy property 
is always to have mercy; to thee only it appertaineth 
to forgive sins. Spare us therefore, good Lord, spare 
thy people, whom thou hast redeemed ; enter not into 
judgment with thy servants, who are vile earth, and 
miserable sinners; but so turn thine anger from us, 
who meekly acknowledge our vileness, and truly re- 
pent us of our faults, and so make haste to help us in 
this world, that we may ever live with thee in the 
world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


@| Then shall the people say this that followeth, after the Minister. 


URN thou us, O good Lord, and so shall we be 
turned. Be favourable, O Lord, Be favourable 

to thy people, Who turn to thee in weeping, fasting, 
and praying. For thou art a merciful God, Full of 
compassion, Long-suffering, and of great pity. ‘Thou 
sparest when we deserve punishment, And in thy 
wrath thinkest upon mercy. Spare thy people, good 
Lord, spare them, And let not thine heritage be 
brought to confusion. Hear us, O Lord, for thy 
mercy is great, And after the multitude of thy mercies 
look upon us; Through the merits and mediation of 


thy blessed Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
For the Epistle. Joel u. 12. 
PPAURN ye even to me, saith the Lorp, with all 


your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, 
and with mourning. And rend your heart, and not 
your garments, and turn unto the Lorp your God; 
for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. Who 
knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a 
blessing behind him; even a meat-offering and a 
drink-offering unto the Lorp your God? Blow the 
trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assem- 
bly; gather the people, sanctify the congregation, as- 

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90 THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 


semble the elders, gather the children, and those that 
suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth of his 
chamber, and the bride out of her closet. Let the 
priests, the ministers of the Lorp, weep between the 
porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy peo- 
ple, O Lorp, and give not thine heritage to reproach, 
that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore 
should they say among the people, Where is their 
God ? 


The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 16. 
W HEN ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad 


countenance ; for they disfigure their faces, that 
they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto 
you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou 
fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that 
thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father 
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in 
secret, shall reward thee openly. Lay not up for 
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and 
steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor steal; for where 
your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 


Che Sirst Sunday in Lent. 


The Collect. 
QO LORD, who for our sake didst fast forty days and 


forty nights; Give us grace to use such absti- 
nence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we 
may ever obey thy godly motions in righteousness, and 
true holiness, to thy honour and glory, who livest and 
reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 


THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT. 9] 


The Epistle. 2 Cor. vi. 1. 


E then, as workers together with him, beseech 
you also that ye receive not the grace of God 
in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time 
accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succour- 
ed thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, 
now is the day of salvation.) Giving no offence in 
any thing, that the ministry be not blamed; but in all 
things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in 
much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in dis- 
tresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in 
labours, in watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by 
knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Ho- 
ly Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by 
the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on 
the right hand and on the left, by honour and dis- 
honour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, 
and yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as 
dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not 
killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, 
yet making many rich ; as having nothing, and yet 
possessing al] things. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 1. 


HEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wil- 
derness, to be tempted of the devil. And when 

he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was af- 
terward an hungered And when the tempter came 
to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command 
that these stones be made bread. But he answered 
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread 
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the 
mouth of God. ‘Then the devil taketh him up into the 
holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 
and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast 
thyself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels 


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charge concerning thee; and in their hands they shall 
bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against 
a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou 
shalt not tempt the Lorp thy God. Again, the devil 
taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and 
showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the 
glory of them; and saith unto him, All these things 
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship 
me. ‘‘hen saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, 
Satan! for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorp 
thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. ‘Then the 
devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and min- 
istered unto him. 


The Second Sunday in Lent. 


The Collect. 
LMIGHTY God, who seest that we have no 


power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us 
both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our 
souls; that we may be defended from all adversities 
which may happen to the body, and from all evil 
thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 ‘Thess. iv. 1. 
W E beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the 


Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how 
ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would 
abound more and more. For ye know what com- 
mandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this 
is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye 
should abstain from fornication ; that every one of you 
should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification 
and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence, even as 
the Gentiles which know not God: that no man go 


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beyond and defraud his brother in any matter; because 
that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also 
have forewarned you and testified. For God hath not 
called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. He 
therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, 
who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xv. 21. 


yp esus went thence, and departed into the coasts 

of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of 
Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto 
him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of 
David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 
But he answered her not a word. And his disciples 
came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for 
she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am 
not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
help me! But he answered and said, It is not meet to 
take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And 
she said, Truth, Lord; yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 
which fall from their masters’ table. ‘Then Jesus an- 
swered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: 
be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter 
was made whole from that very hour. 


he Chird Sunday in Lent. 
The Collect. 
W E beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the 
hearty desires of thy humble servants, and 
stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty, to be our 


defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


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The Epistle. Eph. v. 1. 
BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children ; 


and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, 
and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacri- — 
fice to God for a sweet-smelling savour. But fornica 
tion, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be 
once named amongst you, as becometh saints; neither 
filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are 
not convenient; but rather giving of thanks. For this 
ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, 
nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inher- 
itance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no 
man deceive you with vain words; for because of these 
things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of 
disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with 
; them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are 
ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; (for 
the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteous- 
ness, and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the 
Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful 
works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is 
a shame even to speak of those things which are done 
of them in secret. But all things that are reproved 
are made manifest by the light; for whatsoever doth 
make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake, 
thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ 
shall give thee light. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xi. 14. 


ESUS was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. 
And it came to pass, when the devil was gone 
out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But 
some of them said, He casteth out devils through 
Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And others, tempt- 
ing him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, 
knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every king 


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dom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; 
and a house divided against a house falleth. If Satan 
also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom 
stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through 
Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by 
whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall 
they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God 
cast out devils, no doubt the Kingdom of God is come 
upon you. When a strong man armed keepeth his 
palace, his goods are in peace; but when a stronger 
than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he 
taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, 
and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me is 
against me; and he that gathereth not with me scat- 
tereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, 
he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and find- 
ing none, he saith, [ will return unto my house whence 
I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept 
and garnished. ‘Then goeth he, and taketh to him 
seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and 
they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of 
that man is worse than the first. And it came to 
pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the 
company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, 
Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps 
which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, 
blessed are they that hear the Word of God, and 
keep it. 


The Fourth Sundan in Lent. 
The Collect. 
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, 


who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to 
be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may merci- 


96 THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT. 


fully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Je- 
sus Christ. Amen. 


The Epistle. Gal. iv. 21. P 
PPAELL me, ye that desire to be under the Law, do 


ye not eas the Law? For it is written, that 
nga had two sons, the one by a bond-1iaids the 
other by a free-woman. But he who was of the bond- 
woman was born after the flesh; but he of the free- 
woman was by promise. Which things are an alle- 
gory: for these are the two covenants; the one from 
the Mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which 
is Agar. For this Agar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, 
and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in 
bondage with her children. But Jerusalem which is 
above is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is 
written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break 
forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate 
hath many more children than she which hath an hus- 
band. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the chil- 
dren of promise. But as then he that was born after 
the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, 
even so it is now. Nevertheless, what saith the 
Scripture? Cast out the bond-woman and her son; 
for the son of the bond-woman shall not be heir with 
the son of the free-woman. So then, brethren, we 
are not children of the bond-woman, but of the free. 


The Gospel. St. John vi. 1. 


-ESUS went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the 
©" Sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed 
him, because they saw his miracles which he did on 
them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a 
mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And 
the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When 
Jesus then litted up his eyes, and saw a great com- 
pany come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence 





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shall we buy bread, that these may eat? (And this 
he said to prove him; for he himself knew what he 
would do.) Philip answered him, 'T'wo hundred pen- 
nyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every 
one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, 
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, There 
is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two 
small fishes: but what are they among so many? 
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there 
was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, 
in number abont five thousand. And Jesus took the 
loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed 
to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set 
down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they 
would. When they were filled, he said unto his disci- 
ples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that noth- 
ing be lost. ‘T‘herefore they gathered them together, 
and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five 
barley loaves, which remained over and above unto 
them that had eaten. ‘Then those men, when they 
had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a 
truth that Prophet that should come into the world. 


Che Fifth Sunday in Lent. 
The Collect. 
W FE, beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to 
look upon thy people; that by thy great good- 
ness they may be governed and preserved evermore, 
both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 
| The Epistle. Heb. ix. 11. 
CHRIST being come an High Priest of good things 
to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, 


not made with hands; that is to say, not of this build- 
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ing; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by 
his own blood he entered in once into the Holy Place, 
having obtained eternal redemption for us. For if the 
blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer 
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of 
the flesh ; how much more shall the blood of Christ, 
who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself with- 
out spot to God, purge your conscience from dead 
works to serve the living God? And for this cause he 
is the Mediator of the new testament, that by means 
of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that 
were under the first testament, they which are called 
might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 


The Gospel. St. John vii. 46. 


yp bsus said, Which of you convinceth me of sin? 

And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe 
me? He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye 
therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. 
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we 
not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? 
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my 
Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not 
mine own glory: there is One that seeketh and judg- 
eth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep 
my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the 
Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. 
Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, 
If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is 
dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou 
thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my 
honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth 
me; of whom ye say, that he is your God. Yet ye 
have not known him; but I know him: and if I should 
say, | know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you; 
but I know him, and keep his saying, Your father 


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Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and 
was glad. ‘Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art 
not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? 
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
before Abraham was, [| AM. ‘Then took they up 
stones to cast at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went 
out of the temple. 


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Che Sunday next before Easter. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who, of thy ten- 


der love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, 
our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, 
and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind 
should follow the example of his great humility; Mer- 
cifully grant, that we may both follow the example of 
his patience, and also be made partakers of his re- 
surrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Phil. u. 5. 


qj#! this mind be in you, which was also in Christ 

Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought 
it not robbery to be equal with God; but made himself 
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a ser- 
vant, and was made in the likeness of men: and be- 
ing found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, 
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the 
cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, 
and given him a Name which is above every name ; 
that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of 
things in heaven, and things in earth, and things un- 
der the earth; and that every tongue should confess 
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the 
Father. 


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The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 1. 
W HEN the morning was come, all the chief 


priests and elders of the people took counsel 
against Jesus to put him to death. And when they 
had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him 
to Pontius Pilate the governor. ‘Then Judas, who had 
betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, 
repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces 
of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, | have 
sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. 
And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, 
and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the 


chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not — 


lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is 
the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought 
with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. 
Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, 
unto this day. ‘Then was fulfilled that which was 
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took 
the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was 
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value ; 
and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lorp ap- 
pointed me. And Jesus stood before the governor; 
and the governor asked him, saying, Art thouthe King 
of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 
And when he was accused of the chief priests and 
elders, he answered nothing. ‘Then saith Pilate unto 
him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness 
against thee ? And he answered him to never a word ; 
insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. Now 
at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the 
people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had 
then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. Therefore 
when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto 
them, Whom will ye that I release unto you, Barab- 


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bas, or Jesus which is called Christ? For he knew 
that for envy they had delivered him. When he was 
set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto 
hin, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just 
man; for | have suffered many things this day in a 
dream because of him. But the chief priests and 
elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask 
Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. ‘The governor answer- 
ed and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye 
that I release unto you? ‘They said, Barabbas.  Pi- 
late saith unto them, What shall I do then with Je- 
sus, which is called Christ? They all say unto him, 
Let him be crucified! And the governor said, Why, 
what evil hath he done? But they cried out the 
more, saying, Let him be crucified! When Pilate 
saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a 
tumult was made, he took water, and washed his 
hands before the multitude, saying, [ am innocent of 
the blood of this just person: see ye toit. Then an- 
‘swered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, 
and on our children! ‘Then released he Barabbas 
unto them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he de- 
livered him to be crucified. ‘Then the soldiers of the 
governor took Jesus into the common hall, and ga- 
thered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And 
they stripped him, and put on hima scarlet robe. And 
when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it 
upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they 
bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, 
Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon him, 
and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And 
after that they had mocked him, they took the robe 
off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and 
led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, 
they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him 
they compelled to bear his cross. And when they 


were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to 
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say, a place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink 
mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, 
he would not drink. And they crucified him, and 
parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They 
parted my garments among them, and upon my ves- 
ture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watch- 
ed him there; and set up over his head his accusa- 
tion written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF 
THE JEWS. ‘Then were there two thieves cruci- 
fied with him, one on the right hand, and another on 
the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wag 
ging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest 
the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. 
If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the 
scribes and elders, said, He saved others; himself he 
cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now 
come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he 
will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 
‘The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast 
the same in his teeth. Now from the sixth hour there 
was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud 
voice, saying, Hin! El! lama sabachthani? that is 
to say, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken 
me!’ Some of them that stood there, when they heard 
that, said, ‘This man calleth for Elias. And straight- 
way one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it 
with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to 
drink. ‘The rest said, Let be, let us see whether 
Elias will come to save him. Jesus, when he had 
cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 
And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain 
from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, 
and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and 


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many bodies of saints which slept arose, and came 
out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into 
the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now when 
the centurion, and they that were with him, watching 
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were 
done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the 
Son of God. 


HMlondan before Easter. 


For the Epistle. Isa. lxii. 1. 


HO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed 
garments from Bozrah?! this that is glorious in 

his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength ? 
I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Where- 
fore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments 
like him that treadeth in the wine-fat? I have trod- 
den the wine-press alone; and of the people there 
was none with me: for I will tread them in mine an- 
ger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood 
shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain 
all my raiment. Tor the day of vengeance is in mine 
heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I 
Jooked, and there was none to help; and I wondered 
that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own 
arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it up- 
held me. And I will tread down the people in mine 
anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will 
bring down their strength to the earth. I will men- 
tion the loving-kindnesses of the Lorp, and the praises 
of the Lorp, according to all that the Lorp hath be- 
stowed on us, and the great goodness towards the 
house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them ac- 
cording to his mercies, and according to the multitude 
of his loving-kindnesses. For he said, Surely they 
are my people, children that will not lie: so he was 


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their Saviour. In all their affliction he was afflicted, 
and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love 
and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, 
and carried them all the days of old. But they re- 
belled, and vexed his Holy Spirit; therefore he was 
turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. 
Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his 
people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out 
of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is 
he that put his Holy Spirit within him? that led them 
by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, 
dividing the water before them, to make himself an 
everlasting Name? that led them through the deep, 
as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not 
stumble? As a beast goeth down into the valley, the 
Spirit of the Lorp caused him to rest; so didst thou 
lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name. 
Look down from heaven, and behold from the habi- 
tation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy 
zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and 
of thy mercies towards me? are they restrained? 
Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abraham be 
ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, 
O Lorp, art our Father, our Redeemer; thy Name is 
from everlasting. O Lorp, why hast thou made us 
to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from 
thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes 
of thine inheritance. ‘The people of thy holiness have 
possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have 
trodden down thy sanctuary. We are thine: thou 
never barest rule over them; they were not called by 


thy Name. 


The Gospel. St. Mark xiv. 1. 
AFTER two days was the feast of the Passover, 


and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests 
and the scribes sought how they might take him by 


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craft, and put him to death. But they said, Not on 
the feast-day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 
And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the 
leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having 
an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very pre- 
cious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his 
head. And there were some that had indignation 
within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of 
the ointment made! for it might have been sold for 
more than three hundred pence, and have been given 
to the poor. And they murmured against her. And 
Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She 
hath wrought a good work on me. For ye have the 
poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye 
may do them good ; but me ye have not always. She 
hath done what she could; she is come aforehand to 
anoint my body to the burying. Verily I say unto you, 
Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached through- 
out the whole world, this also that she hath done 
shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her. And Judas 
Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, 
to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, 
they were glad, and promised to give him money. 
And he sought how he might conveniently betray 
him. And the first day of unleavened bread, when 
they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, 
Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou 
mayest eat the passover? And he sendeth forth two 
of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the 
city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher 
of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go 
in, say ye to the good man of the house, ‘The Master 
_saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat 
the passover with my disciples? And he will show 
you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there 
make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and 


came into the city, and found as he had said unto 
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them; and they made ready the passover. And in 
the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they 
sat, and did eat, Jesus said, Verily | say unto you, one 
of. you which eateth with me shall betray me. And 
they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him, one 
by one, Is it 1? And another said, Is it I? And he 
answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve 
that dippeth with me in the dish. ‘The Son of Man 
indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but wo to that 
man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! good 
were it for that man if he had never been born. And 
as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and 
brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this 
is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had 
given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank 
of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of 
the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily 
I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of 
the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the 
Kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn, 
they went out into the Mount of Olives. And Jesus 
saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of | 
me this night: for it is written, | will smite the shep- 
herd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that 
I am risen, [ will go before you into Galilee. But 
Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, 
yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I 
say unto thee, that this day, even in this night, before 
the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But 
he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with 
thee, [ will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise 
also said they all. And they came to a place which 
was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disci- 
ples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And he taketh 
with him Peter and James and John, and began to be 
sore amazed, and to be very heavy; and saith unto 
them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: 


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tarry ye here, and watch. And he went forward a 
_ little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it 
were possible, the hour might pass from him. And 
he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto 
thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not 
what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, 
and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Si- 
mon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one 
hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temp- 
tation. ‘The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 
And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the 
same words. And when he returned, he found them 
asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy ;) neither wist 
they what to answer him. And he cometh the third 
time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take 
your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the 
Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 
Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 
And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, 
one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude 
with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the 
scribes and the elders. And he that betrayed him 
had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall 
kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away 
safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth 
straightway to him, and saith, Master, Master; and 
kissed him. And they laid their hands on him, and 
took him. And one of them that stood by drew a 
sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and 
cut off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto 
them, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords / 
and with staves, to take me? I was daily with you in 
the temple, teaching, and ye took me not: but the 
Scriptures must be fulfilled. And they all forsook him, 
and fled. And there followed him a certain young 
man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; 
and the young men laid hold on him. And he left 


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the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. And they 
led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were 
assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the 
scribes. And Peter followed him afar off, even into 
the palace of the high priest; and he sat with the 
servants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the 
chief priests, and all the council, sought for witness 
against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 
For many bare false witness against him, but their 
Witness agreed not together. And there arose certain, 
and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard 
him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with 
hands, and within three days [ will build another made 
without hands. But neither so did their witness agree 
together. And the high priest stood up in the midst, 
and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? 
what is it which these witness against thee! But 
he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the 
high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou 
the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, 
[ am: and ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the 
right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of 
heaven. ‘Then the high priest rent his clothes, and 
saith, What need we any further witnesses? ye have 
heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all 
condemned him to be guilty of death. And some be- 
gan to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet 
him, and to say unto him, Prophesy. And the ser- 
vants did strike him with the palms of their hands. 
And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh 
one of the maids of the high priest; and when she 
saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and 
said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But 
he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I 
what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch ; 

and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and 
began to say to them that stood by, This is one of 


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them. And he denied it again. And a little after, 
they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou 
art one of them; for thou art a Galilean, and thy 
speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse and to 
swear, saying, | know not this man of whom ye speak. 
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter 
called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, 
Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 
And when he thought thereon, he wept. 





Tuesday before Easter. 


For the Epistle. Isa. 1. 5 


HE Lord Gop hath opened mine ear, and I was 
not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave 
my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that 
plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame 
and spitting. [or the Lord Gop will help me; there- 
fore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set 
my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be 
ashamed. He is near that justifieth me; who will 
contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine 
adversary? let him come near to me. Behold, the 
Lord Gop will help me; who is he that shall con- 
demn me? Lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; 
the moth shall eat them up. Who is among you that 
feareth the Lorn, that obeyeth the voice of his ser- 
vant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let 
him trust in the Name of the Lorp, and stay upon his 
God. Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass 
yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of 
our fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. 
This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down 
in sorrow. 


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The Gospel. St. Mark xv. 1. 


ND straightway in the morning the chief priests 
held a consultation with the elders and scribes, 

and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried 
him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate 
asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he 
answering said unto him, ‘Thou sayest it. And the 
chief priests accused him of many things: but he an- 
swered nothing. And Pilate asked him again, saying, 
Answerest thou nothing! behold how many things 
they witness against thee. But Jesus yet answered 
nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. Now at that feast 
he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they 
desired. And there was one named Barabbas, which 
lay bound with them that had made insurrection with 
him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 
And the multitude crying aloud began to desire im to 
do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate an- 
swered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you 
the King of the Jews? (for he knew that the chief 
priests had delivered him for envy.) But the chief 
priests moved the people, that he should rather release 
Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered and said 
again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do 
unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And 
they cried out again, Crucify him! ‘Then Pilate said 
unto them, Why, what evil hath he done! And they 
cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him! And 
so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Ba- 
rabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had 
scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers led 
him away into the hall, called Pratorium; and they 
called together the whole band. And they clothed 
him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and 
put it about his head, and began to salute him, Hail, 
King of the Jews! And they smote him on the head 


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with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their 
knees worshipped him. And when they had mocked 
him, they took off the purple from him, and put his 
own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed 
by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander 
and Rufus, to bear his cross. And they bring him 
unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, 
The place of a skull. And they gave him to drink 
wine mingled with myrrh; but he received it not. 
And when they had crucified him, they parted his 
garments, casting lots upon them, what every man 
should take. And it was the third hour, and they cru- 
cified him. And the superscription of his accusation 
was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on 
his right hand, and the other on his left. And the 
Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was num- 
bered with the transgressors. And they that passed 
by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, 
Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it 
in three days, save thyself, and come down from the 
cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking said 
among themselves with the scribes, He saved others ; 
himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King of I[s- 
rael descend now from the cross, that we may see 
and believe. And they that were crucified with him 
reviled him. And when the sixth hour was come, 
there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth 
hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud 
voice, saying, lor! Eloi! lama sabachthani? which 
is, being interpreted, My God! my God! why hast 
thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, 
when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 
And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and 
put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let 
alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him 


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down. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave 
up the ghost. And the vail of the temple was rent in 
twain, from the top to the bottom. And when the 
centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he 
so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, ‘Truly this 
man was the Son of God. 





Wednesday before Easter. 


The Epistle. Heb. ix. 16. 


HERE a testament is, there must also of neces- 

sity be the death of the testator. For a testa- 

ment is of force after men are dead; otherwise it is 
of no strength at all whilst the testator liveth. Where- 
upon neither the first testament was dedicated with- 
out blood. For when Moses had spoken every pre- 
cept to all the people according to the Law, he’ took 
the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scar- 
let wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and 
all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testa- 
ment which God hath enjoined unto you. Moreover, 
he sprinkled likewise with blood both the tabernacle, 
and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all 
things are by the Law purged with blood; and with- 
out shedding of blood is no remission. It was there- 
fore necessary that the patterns of things in the heav- 
ens should be purified with these; but the heavenly 
things themselves with better sacrifieas than these. 
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made 
with hands, which are the figures of the true; but 
into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of 
God for us. Nor yet that he should offer himself 
often, as the high priest entereth into the Holy Place 
every year with blood of others; (for then must he 
often have suffered since the foundation of the world;) 
but now once in the end of the world hath he ap- 


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peared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himsell. 
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but af- 
ter this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to 
bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for 
him shall he appear the second time without sin unto 
salvation. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 1. 


OW the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, 
which is called the Passover. And the chief 
priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; 
for they feared the people. ‘Then entered Satan into 
Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the 
twelve. And he went his way, and communed with 
the chief priests and captains, how he might betray 
him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted 
to give him money. And he promised, and sought 
opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence 
of the multitude. ‘Then came the day of unleavened 
bread, when the passover must be killed. And he 
sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the 
passover, that we may eat. And they said unto him, 
Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto 
them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there 
shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; 
- follow him into the house where he entereth in. And 
ye shall say unto the good man of the house, The 
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest-chamber, 
where I shall eat the passover with my disciples ? 
And he shall show you a large upper room furnished: 
there make ready. And they went, and found as he 
had said unto them: and they made ready the pass- 
over. And when the hour was come, he sat down, 
and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto 
them, With desire [ have desired to eat this passover 
with you before I suffer. For I say unto you, I will 


not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the 
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Kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and said, ‘Take this, and divide it among 
yourselves. For I say unto you, I will not drink of 
the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God shall 
come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and 
brake it, and gave unto them, saying, ‘This is my body 
which is given for you: this do in remembrance of 
me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, ‘his 
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed 
for you. But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth 
me is with me on the table. And truly the Son of 
Man goeth as it was determined ; but wo unto that 
man by whom he is betrayed! And they began to 
inquire among themselves, which of them it was that 
should do this thing. And there was also a strife 
among them, which of them should be accounted the 
greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the 
Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that 
exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among 
you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, 
as he that doth serve. Jor whether is greater, he 
that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth! Is not he 
that sitteth at meat? But | am among you as he 
that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with 
me in my temptations. And | appoint unto you a 
kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; that 
ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, 
and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath 
desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 
but [ have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and 
when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with 
thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I 
tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, be- 
fore that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest 


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me. And he said unto them, When I sent you with- 
out purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? 
And they said, Nothing. ‘Then said he unto them, 
But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and 
likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him 
sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, 
that this that is written must yet be accomplished in 
me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors : 
for the things concerning me have anend. And they 
said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said 
unto them, It is enough. And he came out, and went, 
as he was wont, to the Mount of Olives; and his 
disciples also followed him. And when he was at the 
place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into 
temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about 
a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, 
Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: 
nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done. And 
there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, 
strengthening him. And being in an agony,’ he 
prayed more earnestly ; and his sweat was as it were 
great drops of blood falling down to the ground. And 
when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his 
disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, and said 
unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter 
into temptation. And while he yet spake, behold a 
multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the 
twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus 
to kiss him. But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betray- 
est thou the Son of Man with a kiss? When they 
which were about him saw what would follow, they 
said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? 
and one of them smote the servant of the high priest, 
and cut off his right ear. And Jesus answered and 
said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and 
healed him. Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, 
and captains of the temple, and the elders which were 


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come to him, Be ye come out as against a thief, with 
swords and staves?! When I was daily with you in 
the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: 
but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him 
into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar 
off, And when they had kindled a fire in the midst 
of the hall, and were set down together, Peter saz 
down among them. But a certain maid beheld him 
as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, 
and said, ‘This man was also with him. And he 
denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And 
after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou 
art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I ain not. 
And about the space of one hour after, another con- 
fidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth, this fellow also 
was with him; for he isa Galilean. And Peter said, 
Man, | know not what thou sayest. And immediately, 
while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the. Lord 
turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remem- 
bered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, 
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And 
Peter went out, and wept bitterly. And the men that 
held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. And when 
they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, 
and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote 
thee? And many other things blasphemously spake 
they against him. And as soon as it was day, the 
elders of the people, and the chief priests, and the 
scribes came together, and led him into their council, 
saying, Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said 
unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: and if I 
also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 
Hereafter shall the Son of Man sit on the right hand 
of the power of God. ‘Then said they all, Art thou 
then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye 
say, that lam. And they said, What need we any 


THURSDAY BEFORE EASTER. aE? 


further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his 
own mouth. 





3 


Thursday before Easter. 


Dike Hpestle. ..b. (Cor. xi. .17. 


i this that I declare unto you, I praise you not, 

that ye come together not for the better, but for 
the worse. for first of all, when ye come together in 
the church, | hear that there be divisions among you; 
and | partly believe it. or there must be also here- 
sies among you, that they which are approved may be 
made manifest among you. When ye come together 
therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s 
Supper. or in eating every one taketh before other 
his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is 
drunken. What! have ye not houses to eat and to 
drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame 
them that have not!) What shall I say to you? shall 
I praise you in this? [ praise you not. [or I have 
received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto 
you, [hat the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he 
was betrayed, took bread: and when he had given 
thanks, he brake it, and said, ‘lake, eat; this is my 
body, which is broken for you: this do in remem- 
brance of me. After the same manner also he took 
the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the 
new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye 
drink it, in remembrance of me. Jor as often as ye 
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the 
Lord’s death till he come. Wherefore, whosoever 
shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, 
unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of 
the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let 
him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he 
that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drink- 


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eth damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s 
body. For this cause many are weak and sickly 
among you, and many sleep. Jor if we would judge 
ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we 
are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we 
should not be condemned with the world. Where- 
fore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tar- 
ry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him 
eat at home; that ye come not together unto con- 
demnation. And the rest will I set in order when I 
come. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 1. 


HE whole multitude of them arose, and led him 
unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, say- 

ing, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and 
forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying that he 
himself is Christ a king. And Pilate asked him, say- 
ing, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he an- 
swered him, and said, Thou sayest it. Then said 
Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no 
fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, 
saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through- 
out all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 
When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the 
man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew that 
he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to 
Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that 
time. And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceed- 
ing glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long 
season, because he had heard many things of him; 
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 
Then he questioned with him in many words; but 
he answered him nothing. And the chief priests and 
scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Her- 
od with his men of war set him at nought, and mock- 
ed him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent 


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nim again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and 
Herod were made friends together; for before they 
were at enmity between themselves. And_ Pilate, 
when he had called together the chief priests, and the 
rulers, and the people, said unto them, Ye have 
brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the 
people: and behold, I, having examined him before 
you, have found no fault in this man, touching those 
things whereof ye accuse him. No, nor yet Herod: 
for | sent you to him; and lo, nothing worthy of death 
is done unto him. I[ will therefore chastise him, and 
release him. (for of necessity he must release one 
unto them at the feast.) And they cried out all at 
once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto 
us Barabbas: (who for a certain sedition made in the 
city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate 
therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 
But they cried, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! 
And he said unto them the third time, Why, what 
evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death 
in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring 
that he might be crucified: and the voices of them, 
and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave 
sentence that it should be as they required. And he 
released unto them him that for sedition and murder 
was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he 
delivered Jesus to their will. And as they led him 
away, they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, 
coming out of the country, and on him they laid the 
cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there fol- 
lowed him a great company of people, and of women, 
which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus 
turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep 
not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your 
children. For behold, the days are coming, in the 
which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the 


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wombs that never bare, and the paps which never 
gave suck. ‘hen shall they begin to say to the moun- 
tains, Fall on us! and to the hills, Cover us! For if 
they do these things in a green tree, what shall be 
done in the dry? And there were also two others, 
malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And 
when they were come to the place which is called 
Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefac- 
tors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know 
not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and 
cast lots. And the people stood beholding. And the 
rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved 
others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the cho- 
sen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, com- 
ing to him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, If 
thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself. And a 
superscription also was written over him, in letters of 
Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. And one of the male- 
factors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If 
thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other 
answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear 
God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? 
And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward 
of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when 
thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto 
him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be 
with me in Paradise. And it was about the sixth 
hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth un- 
til the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and 
the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And 
when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Fa- 
ther, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and hav 
ing said thus, he gave up the ghost. Now when the 
centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, say- 


'_- 


GOOD FRIDAY. beg 


ing, Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the 
people that came together to that sight, beholding the 
things which were done, smote their breasts and re- 
turned. And all his acquaintance, and the women 
that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, behold- 
ing these things. 


Good Friday. 


The Collects. 


ALMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to 

behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus 
Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into 
the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon 
_ the cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. 
Amen. 


LMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spirit 
the whole body of the Church is governed and 
sanctified; Receive our supplications and prayers, 
which we offer before thee for all estates of men in 
thy holy Church, that every member of the same, in 
his vocation and ministry, may truly and godly serve 
thee; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 


MERCIFUL God, who hast made all men, and 

hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor desirest 
the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be 
converted and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, 
‘Turks, Infidels, and Heretics; and take from them 
all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy 
Word; and so fetch them home, blessed Lord, to thy 
flock, that they may be saved among the remnant of 


the true Israelites, and be made one fold under one 
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122 GOOD FRIDAY. 


shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God 
world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. Heb. x. 1. 
PANE Law having a shadow of good things to 


come, and not the very image of the things, can 
never, with those sacrifices which they offered year by 
year continually, make the comers thereunto pertect. 
For then would they not have ceased to be offered ? 
because that the worshippers once purged should have 
had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacri- 
fices there is a remembrance again made of sins every 
year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and 
of goats should take away sins. Wherefore, when He 
cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering 
thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 
in burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had 
no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, | come (Gn the volume 
of the book it is written of me) to do thy will, O God 
Above, when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt 
offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither 
hadst pleasure therein ; which are offered by the Law; 
then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will,O God. He 
taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 
By the which will we are sanctified, through the 
offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And 
every priest standeth daily ministering and offering 
oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take 
away sins: but this Man, after he had offered one sac- 
rifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of 
God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be 
made his footstool. For by one offering he hath 
perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof 
the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that 
he had said before, This is the covenant that I will 
make with them after those davs, saith the Lord, I 


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win put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds 
will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I 
remember no more. Now where remission of these is, 
there is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, 
brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the 
blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he 
hath consecrated for us, through the vail, that is to 
say, his flesh; and having an High Priest over the 
house of God; let us draw near with a true heart, in 
full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled 
from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with 
pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our 
faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that pro- 
mised ;) and let us consider one another to provoke 
unto love and to good works: not forsaking the as- 
sembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some 
is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, 
as ye see the day approaching. 


The Gospel. St. John xix. 1. 
ILATE therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 


And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and 
put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 
and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him 
with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, 
and saith unto them, Behold, | bring him forth to you, 
that ye may know that I find no fault in him. Then 
came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and 
the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold 
the man! When the chief priests therefore and offi- 
cers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him! 
crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, 
and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. ‘The 
Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law 
he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of 
God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
was the more afraid; and went again into the judg- 


124 GOOD FRIDAY. 


ment-hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou { 
But Jesus gave him no answer. ‘Then saith Pilate 
unto him, Speakest thou not unto me! knowest thou 
not that [ have power to crucify thee, and have power 
to release thee? Jesus answered, ‘hou couldest have 
no power at all against me, except it were given thee 
from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee 
hath the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate 
sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, 
If thou let this man go, thou art not Ceesar’s friend: 
whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against 
Cesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment: 
seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the 
Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of 
the Passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith 
unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried 
out, Away with him! away with him! crucify him! 
Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? 
The chief priests answered, We have no king but 
Cesar. ‘hen delivered he him therefore unto them 
to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him 
away. And he bearing his cross went forth into a 
place called the place of a skull, which is called in 
the Hebrew, Golgotha; where they crucified him, and 
two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in 
the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the 
cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZA- 
RETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title 
then read many of the Jews: for the place where 
Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was 
written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said 
the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The 
King of the Jews; but that he said, | am King of the 
Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written, I have 
written. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified 
Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every 


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soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was 
without seam, woven from the top throughout. They 
said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, 
but cast lots for it whose it shall be: that the Scrip- 
ture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my 
raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast 
lots. ‘These things therefore the soldiers did. Now 
there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his 
mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary 
Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, 
and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith 
unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith 
he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that 
hour that disciple took her unto his own home. After 
this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accom- 
plished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I 
thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: 
and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon 
hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore 
had received the vinegar, he said, It is fished: and 
he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The Jews 
therefore, because it was the preparation, that the 
bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sab- 
bath-day, (for that sabbath-day was an high day,) 
_besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and 
that they might be taken away. ‘I‘hen came the sol- 
diers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other 
which was crucified with him. But when they came 
to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake 
not his legs: but one of the soldiers with a spear 
pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood 
and water. And he that saw it bare record, and 
his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, 
that ye might believe. For these things were done, 
that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him 
shall not be broken. And again another Scripture 
saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. 
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126 EASTER-EVEN. 


Gaster-E€ven. 
- The Collect. 


RANT, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the 
death of thy blessed Son our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affec- 
tions we may be buried with him; and that through 
the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our 
joyful resurrection ; for his merits, who died, and was 
buried, and rose again for us, thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. in. 17. 


T is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer 
for well-doing, than for evil-doing. For Christ 
also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, 
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in 
the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also 
he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which 
sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suf- 
fering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the 
ark was a preparing; wherein few, that is, eight souls 
were saved by water. The like figure whereunto, 
even baptism, doth also now save us, (not the putting 
away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good 
conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus 
Christ: who is gone into heaven, and is on the right 
hand of God; angels, and authorities, and powers 
being made subject unto him. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xxvii. 57. 


HEN the even was come, there came a rich 
man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also 
himself was Jesus’ disciple: he went to Pilate, and 
begged the body of Jesus. ‘Then Pilate commanded 
the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had 
taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 


EASTER-DAY. RAP 


and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn 
out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the 
door of the sepulchre, and departed. And there was 
Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. Now the next day, that fol- 
lowed the day of the preparation, the chief priests 
and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, 
we remember that that deceiver said, while he was 
yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Com- 
mand therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until 
the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and 
steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen 
from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than 
the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: 
go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they 
went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, 
and setting a watch. 


Easter-Dap. 


@| At Morning Prayer, instead of the Psalm, O come, let us sing, &c., 
these Anthems shall be sung or said. 


HRIST our Passover is sacrificed for us: there- 
fore let us keep the feast; 
Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of 
malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread 
of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor. v. 7. 


CuRIsT being raised from the dead, dieth no 
more; death hath no more dominion over him. 
For in that he died, he died unto sin once; but in 
that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead in- 
deed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. om. vi. 9. 


128 EASTER-DAY. 


HRIST is risen from the dead, and become the 
first-fruits of them that slept. 
For since by man came death, by man came also 
the resurrection of the dead. 
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all 
be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 20. 


The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-be- 


gotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, 
and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We 
humbly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace 
preventing us thou dost put into our minds good 
desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the 
same to good effect ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. Col. iii. 1. 


[* ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things 

which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right 
hand of God. Set your affection on things above, 
not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and 
your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, 
who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear 
with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members 
which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, 
inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetous- 
ness, Which is idolatry: for which things’ sake the 
wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 
in the which ye also walked sometime, when ye lived 
in them. 


The Gospel. St. John xx. 1. 
PSHE first day of the week cometh Mary Magda- 


lene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepul- 
chre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepul- 


MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 129 © 


chre. ‘Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, 
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith 
unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the 
sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 
Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and 
came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together; 
and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first 
to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking 
in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. 
Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went 
into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie; and 
the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the 
linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 
Then went in also that other disciple which came first 
to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as 
yet they knew not the Scripture, that he must rise 
again from the dead. ‘Then the disciples went away 
again unto their own home. 


HMlondav in Easter-week. 
The Collect. 
LMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begot- 


ten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and 
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We hum- 
bly beseech thee, that, as by thy special.grace pre- 
venting us thou dost put into our minds good desires, 
so by thy continual help we may bring the same to 
good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who 
liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
ever one God, world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. 
PE TER opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I 


perceive that God is no respecter of persons ; 
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130 MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 


but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh 
righteousness, is accepted with him. ‘Ihe Word which 
God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace 
by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) that Word, I say, 
ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, 
and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John 
preached; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with 
the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about 
doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of 
the devil; for God was with him. And we are wit- 
nesses of all things which he did both in the land of 
the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and 
hanged on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, | 
and showed him openly; not to all the people, but 
unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who 
did eat and drink with him after he rose from the 
dead. And he commanded us to preach unto the 
people, and to testify that it is he which was ordain- 
ed of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To 
him give all the Prophets witness, that through his 
Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remis- 
sion of sins. | 


The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 13. 
BEHOLD, two of his disciples went that same day 


to a village called Emmaus, which was from Je-_ 
rusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked 
together of all these things which had happened. 
And it came to pass, that, while they communed to- 
gether and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and 
went with them. But their eyes were holden that 
they should not know him. And he said unto them, 
What manner of communications are these that ye 
have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And 
the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering 
said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, 
and hast not known the things which are come to pass 


MONDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 131 


there in these days? And he said unto them, What 
things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus 
of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and 
word before God, and all the people; and how the 
chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be con- 
demned to death, and have crucified him. But we 
trusted that it had been he which should have redeem- 
ed Israel: and beside all this, to-day is the third day 
since these things were done. Yea, and certain wo- 
men also of our company made us astonished, which 
were early at the sepulchre; and when they found 
not his body, they came, saying, that they had also 
seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 
And certain of them which were with us went to the 
sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had 
said; but him they saw not. ‘Then he said unto 
them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the 
Prophets have spoken! Ought not Christ to have 
Suffered these things, and to enter into his glory! 
_ And beginning at Moses, and all the Prophets, he ex- 
pounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things 
concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the 
village whither they went; and he made as though 
he would have gone further. But they constrained 
him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, 
and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry 
with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat 
with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, 
and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and 
they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn 
within us, while he talked with us by the way, and 
while he opened to us the Scriptures? And they rose 
up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and 
found the eleven gathered together, and them that 
were with them, saying, The Lord is risen indeed, 
and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what 


152 TUESDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 


things were done in the way, and how he was know 
of them in breaking of bread. 


Tuesday in Easter-week. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begot- 


ten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and 
opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We hum- 
bly beseech thee, that, as by thy special grace pre- 
venting us thou dost put into our minds good desires, 
so by thy continual help we may bring the same to 
good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liv- 
eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever 
one God, world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts xii. 26. 


EN and brethren, children of the stock of Abra- 
ham, and whosoever among you feareth God, 

to you is the word of this salvation sent. [or they 
that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they 
knew him not, nor yet the voices of the Prophets 
which are read every sabbath-day, they have fulfilled 
them in condemning him. And though they found 
no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that. 
he should be slain. And when they had fulfilled all 
that was written of him, they took him down from the 
tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised 
him from the dead: and he was seen many days of 
them which came up with him from Galilee to Jeru- 
salem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we 
declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise 
which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled 
the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised 
up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second 
Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten 


TUESDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. 133 


thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from 
the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he 
said on this wise, [ will give you the sure mercies of 
David. Wherefore he saith also in another Psalm, 
Theu shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corrup- 
tion. or David, after he had served his own gene- 
ration by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid 
unto his fathers, and saw corruption: but he, whom 
God raised again, saw no corruption. Be it known 
unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through 
this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 
and by him all that believe are justified from all things, 
from which ye could not be justified by the Law 
of Moses. Beware therefore, lest that come upon 
you, which is spoken of in the Prophets; Behold, ye 
despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work 
in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise be- 
lieve, though a man declare it unto you. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xxiv. 36. 


ESUS himself stood in the midst of them, and 
saith unto them, Peace be unto you! But they 
were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they 
had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are 
ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your 
hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is | 
myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not 
flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he 
had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his 
feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and 
wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any 
meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, 
and of an honey-comb. And he took it, and did eat 
before them. And he said unto them, These are the 
words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with 
you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were writ- 


ten in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and 
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134 THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 


in the Psalms, concerning me. ‘Then opened he their 
understanding, that they might understand the Scrip- 
tures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and 
thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the 
dead the third day; and that repentance and remis- 
sion of sins should be preached in his Name among 
all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are wit- 
nesses of these things. 


Che First Sunday after Easter. 
The Collect. 
LMIGHTY Father, who hast given thine only 


Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our 
justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of 
malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee 
in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of 
the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. John v. 4. 
HATSOEVER is born of God overcometh the 


world; and this is the victory that overcometh 
the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh 
the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son 
of God? This is he that came by water and blood, 
even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water 
and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, 
because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that 
bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the 
Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are 
three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the 
water, and the blood: and these three agree in one 
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God 
is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath 
testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of 
God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not 


THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 135 


God hath made him a liar, because he believeth not 
the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the 
record, that God hath given to us eternal life ; and this 
life isin his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and 
he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 


The Gospel. St. John xx. 19. 
PVE same day at evening, being the first day of 


the week, when the doors were shut where the 
disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came 
Jesus, and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, 
Peace be unto you! And when he had so said, he 
showed unto them his hands and his side. ‘Then 
were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you! 
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And 
when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith 
unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever 
sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whose- 
soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 


Che Second Sunday after Easter. 


. The Collect. 
A EMIGHTY God, who hast given thine only Son 


to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an 
ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may 
always most thankfully receive that his inestimable 
benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow 
the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. u. 19. 


HIS is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience 
toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your 


136 THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 


faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do 
well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is 
acceptable with God. for even hereunto were ye 
called; because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us 
an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did 
no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, 
when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he 
suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to 
Him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare 
our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being 
dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose 
stripes ye were healed. [For ye were as sheep going 
astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and 
Bishop of your souls. 


The Gospel. St. John x. 11. 


Jp ESus said, J am the good Shepherd: the good 

Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he 
that is an hireling, and not the Shepherd, whose own 
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth 
the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them, 
and scattereth the sheep. ‘The hireling fleeth, be- 
cause he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 
{ am the goodShepherd, and know my sheep, and am 
known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so 
know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the 
sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this 
fold: them also [ must bring, and they shall hear my 
voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd. 


Che Chird Sunday after Easter. 
The Collect. 


LMIGH'TY God, who showest to them that ate 
in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that 
they may return into the way of righteousness; Grant 


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unto all those who are admitted into the fellowship 
of Christ’s Religion, that they may avoid those things 
that are contrary to their profession, and follow all 
such things as are agreeable to the same; through our 
Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 


Ll beshoisiie. list Pet. .at.11. 


EARLY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and 
pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war 
against the soul; having your conversation honest 
among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against 
you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which 
they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the 
Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 
or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him 
for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of 
them that do well. For so is the will of God, that 
with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance 
of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for 
a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 
Honour all men. Lovethe brotherhood. Fear God. 
Honour the king. | 


The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16. 
ESUS said to his disciples, A little while, and ye 


shall not see me; and again, a little while, and 
ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then 
said some of his disciples among themselves, What is 
this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall 
not see me; and again, a little while, and ye shall 
see me; and, Because I go to the Father? They 
said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little 
while ? we cannot tell what he saith, Now Jesus 
knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said 
unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I 


said, A little while, and ye shall not see me; and 
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138 THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. < 


again, a little while, and ye shall see me! Verily, 
verily, | say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, 
but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, 
but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman 
when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour 
is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, 
she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a 
man is born into the world. And ye now therefore 
have sorrow: but [ will see you again, and your heart 
shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 


The Fourth Sunday after Easter. 


The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the 


unruly wills and affections of sinful men; Grant 
unto thy people, that they may love the thing which 
thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost 
promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold 
changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be 
fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. St. James i. 17. 
By VERY good gift and every perfect gift is from 


above, and cometh down from the Father of 
Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow 
of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the 
Word of. truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits 
of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, 
let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to 
wrath; for the wrath of man worketh not the right- 
eousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness 
and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meek- 
ness the ingrafted Word, which is able to save your 
souls. 


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The Gospel. St. John xvi. 5. 


ESUS said unto his disciples, Now I go my way 
to Him that sent me; and none of you asketh 
me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said 
these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 
Nevertheless I tell you the truth, it is expedient for 
you that I go away: for if | go not away, the Com- 
forter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will 
send him unto you. And when he is come, he will 
reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of 
judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me; of 
righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see 
me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this 
world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto 
you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when 
he, the Spirit of Truth is come, he will guide you into 
all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but what- 
soever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will 
show you things to come. He shall glorify me: for 
he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. 
All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore 
said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it 
unto you. 


Che Fifth Sunday after Easter. 
The Collect. 


LORD, from whom all good things do come; 

Grant to us thy humble servants, that by thy 
holy inspiration we may think those things that are 
good, and by thy merciful guiding may perform the 
same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 


The Epistle. St. James 1. 22. 
BE ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, 


deceiving your own selves. For if any be a 


140 THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 


hearer of the Word, and not a doer, he is like unto a - 
man beholding his natural face in a glass: for he be- 
holdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway 
forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso 
looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth > 
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of 
the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If 
any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth 
not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s 
religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before 
God and the Father is this, 'I’o visit the fatherless and 
widows in their affliction, and to keep himself un- 
spotted from the world. 


The Gospel. St. Taha xvi. 23. 
VERILY, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye 


shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it 
you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name: 
ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: 
the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you 
in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. 
At that day ye shall ask in my Name: and I say not 
unto you, that I will pray the Father for you; for the 
Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, 
and have believed that I came out from God. I came 
forth from the Father, and am come into the world: 
again, | leave the world, and go to the Father. His 
disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, 
and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou 
knowest all things, and needest not that any man 
should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest 
forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now 
believe? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, 
that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and 
shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because 
the Father is with me. ‘These things I have spoken 


THE ASCENSION-DAY. 141 


unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the 
world ye shall have tribulation ; but be of good cheer, 
I have overcome the world. 


Che Ascension-dap. 
The Collect. 
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that 


like as we do believe thy only-begotten Son our 
Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into the heavens ; 
so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend, and 
with him continually dwell, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world with- 
out end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts 1. 1. 


HE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, 

of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 
until the day in which he was taken up, after that he 
through the Holy Ghost had given commandments 
unto the Apostles whom he had chosen: to whom 
also he showed himself alive after his passion by 
many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, 
and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom 
of God: and, being assembled together with them, 
commanded them that they should not depart from 
Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, 
which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John 
truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized 
with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When 
they therefore were come together, they asked of him, 
saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the 
kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not 
for you to know the times or the seasons, which the © 
Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall re- 
ceive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon 


142 SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. 


you ; and ye shall be witnesses | unto me both in Je- 
rusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto 
the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had 
spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken 
up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And — 
while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he 
went up, behold, two men stood by them in white 
apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why 
stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, 
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so 
come in like manner as ye have seen him go into 
heaven. 


| The Gospel. St. Mark xvi. 14. 
p Bsus appeared unto the eleven as they sat at 


meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and 
hardness of heart, because they believed not them 
which had seen him after he was risen. And he said 
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is 
baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not 
shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them 
that believe; In my Name shall they cast out devils; 
they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up 
serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall 
not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and 
they shall recover. So then after the Lord had spoken 
unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat 
on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and 
preached every where, the Lord working with them, 
and confirming the Word with signs following. 


Sunday after Ascension-dap. 
The Collect. 


O GOD the King of glory, who hast exalted thine 
only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto 


SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION-DAY. 143 


‘thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us 
not comfortless; but ‘send to us thine Holy Ghost to 
comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither 
our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and 
reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, 


world without end. Amen. 


Phe dnjstle,..1 St. Pet. ano 
PPNHE end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore 


sober, and watch unto prayer. And above all 
things have fervent charity among yourselves; for 
charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospi- 
tality one to another without grudging. As every man 
hath received the gift, even so minister the same one 
to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of 
God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles 
ot God; if any man minister, let him do it as of 
the ability which God giveth; that God in all things 
may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be 
praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 


The Gospel. St. John xv. 26, and part of chap. xvi. 


HEN the Comforter is come, whom I will send 
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of 
Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall 
testify of me. And ye also shall bear witness, because 
ye have been with me from the beginning. These 
things have | spoken unto you, that ye should not be 
offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: 
yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will 
think that he doeth God service. And these things 
will they do unto you, because they have not known 
the Father, nor me. But these things have [| told you, 
that when the time shall come, ye may remember that 
I told you of them. 


144 WHIT-SUNDAY. 


Whit-Sundap. 
The Collect. 


GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts 

of thy faithful people, by sending to them the 
light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit 
to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore 
to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of 
Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts u. 1. 
W HEN the day of Pentecost was fully come, they 


were all with one accord in one place. And 
suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a 
rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where 
they were sitting. And there appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of 
them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 
and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit 
gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at 
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation un- 
der heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the 
multitude came together, and were confounded, be- 
cause that every man heard them speak in his own 
language. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, 
saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which 
speak, Galileans? And how hear we every man in 
our own tongue, wherein we were born! Parthians, 
and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Meso- 
potamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, 
and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in 
the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of 
Rome, Jews and Proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we 
do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful 


works of God. 


WHIT-SUNDAY. 145 


The Gospel. St. John xiv. 15. 


ESUS said unto his disciples, If ye love me, keep 
my commandments. And I will.pray the Father, 
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may 
abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of Truth, 
whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him 
not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he 
dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not 
leave you comfortless; [ will come to you. Yet a 
little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye 
see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that 
day ye shall know that | am in my Father, and ye in 
me, and lin you. He that hath my commandments, 
and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he 
that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will 
love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas 
saith unto him, (not Iscariot) Lord, how is it that 
thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the 
world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man 
love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will 
love him, and we will come unto him, and make our 
abode with him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not 
my sayings; and the word which ye hear is not mine, 
but the Father’s which sent me. ‘These things have 
I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But 
the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the 
Father will send in my Name, he shall teach you all 
things, and bring all things to your remembrance, 
whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with 
you, my peace | give unto you: not as the world 
giveth, give [ unto you. Let not your heart be trou- 
bled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I 
said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. 
It ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go 
unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 


And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, 
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146 MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 


when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter 
I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this 
world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the 
world may know that I love the Father; and as the 
Father gave me commandment, even so I do. 


Monday in Whitsun-week. 
The Collect. 


GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts 

of thy faithful people, by sending to them the 
light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit 
to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore 
to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of 
Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts x. 34. 
PPVHEN Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a 


truth I perceive that God is no respecter of 
persons; but in every nation he that feareth him, and 
worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The 
Word which God sent unto the children of Israel, 
preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,) 
that Word, I say, ye know, which was published 
throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after 
the baptism which John preached; how God anointed 
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with 
power: who went about doing good, and healing all 
that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with 
him. And we are witnesses of all things which he 
did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; 
whom they slew and hanged on a tree. Him God 
raised up the third day, and showed him openly; not 
to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of 


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MONDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 147 


God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him 
after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us 
to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he 
which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick 
and dead. ‘T’o him give all the Prophets witness, that 
through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall 
receive remission of sins. While Peter yet spake 
these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which 
heard the word. And they of the circumcision which 
believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, 
because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the 
gift of the Holy Ghost. For they heard them speak 
with tongues, and magnify God. ‘Then answered 
Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should 
not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost 
as well as we? And he commanded them to be bap- 
tized in the Name of the Lord. Then prayed they 


him to tarry certain days. 
The Gospel. St. John iu. 16. 


OD so loved the world, that he gave his only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God 
sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; 
but that the world through him might be saved. He 
that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that 
believeth not is condemned already, because he hath 
not believed in the Name of the only-begotten Son of 
God. And this is the condemnation, that light is 
come into the world, and men loved darkness rather 
than light, because their deeds were evil. For every 
one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to 
the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he 
that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds 
may be made manifest, that they are wrought in 


God. 


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148 TUESDAY IN WHITSUN-WEEK. 


Tuesday in Whitsun—week. 
The Collect. 


GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts 

of thy faithful people, by sending to them the 
light of thy Holy Spirit; Grant us by the same Spirit 
to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore 
to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of 
Christ Jesus our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth 
with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, one God, 
world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts vii. 14. 
W HEN the Apostles which were at Jerusalem 


heard that Samaria had received the word of 
God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, 
when they were come down, prayed for them, that 
they might receive the Holy Ghost. (for as yet he 
was fallen upon none of them; only they were bap- 
tized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid 
they their hands on them, and they received the Holy 
Ghost. 


The Gospel. St. John x. 1. 


ERILY, verily, [ say unto you, He that entereth 
not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth 

up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd 
of the sheep. ‘To him the porter openeth; and the 
sheep hear his voice; and he calleth his own sheep 
by name, and leadeth them out. And when he put- 
teth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and 
the sheep follow him; for they know his voice. And 
a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; 
for they know not the voice of strangers. This para- 
ble spake Jesus unto them; but they understood not 
what things they were which he spake unto them. 


TRINITY-SUNDAY. 149 


Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, [ say 
unto you, | am the door of the sheep. All that ever 
came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep 
did not hear them. I am the door; by me if any man 
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, 
and find pasture. ‘The thief cometh not, but for to 
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they 
might have life, and that they might have it more 
abundantly. 


Crinity-Sundap. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given 


unto us thy servants grace, by the confession of 
a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal 
Trinity, and in the power of the Divine Majesty 
to worship the Unity; We beseech thee that thou 
wouldest keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore 
defend us from all adversities, who livest and reignest, 
one God, world without end. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Rev. iv. 1. 
FTER this I looked, and behold, a door was 


opened in heaven: and the first voice which I 
heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; 
which said, Come up hither, and I will show thee 
things which must be hereafter. And immediately I 
was in the Spirit: and behold, a throne was set in 
heaven, and One sat on the throne. And He that sat 
was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : 
and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in 
sight like unto an emerald. And round about the 
throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the 
seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in 
white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns 


of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings, 
N 2 


150 TRINITY-SUNDAY. 


and thunderings, and voices. And there were seven 
lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the 
seven Spirits of God. And before the throne there 
was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst 
of the throne, and round about the throne, were four 
beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first 
beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, 
and the third beast had a face as a man, and the 
fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four 
beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they 
were full of eyes within; and they rest not day and 
night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, 
which was, and is, and is to come. And when those 
beasts give glory, and honour, and thanks to Him that 
sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the 
four and twenty elders fal! down before Him that sat 
on the throne, and worship Him that liveth for ever 
and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, 
saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, 
and honour, and power; for thou hast created all 
things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were 
created. 


The Gospel. St. John iii. 1. 


HERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Ni- 
codemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to 
Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know 
that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man 
can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be 
with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, 
verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, 
he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith 
unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? 
can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, 
and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say 
unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the 
Spuit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. 


THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 15] 


That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that 
which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that 
I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind 
bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound 
thereof; but canst not tell whence it cometh, and 
whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the 
Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How 
can these things be?! Jesus answered and said unto 
him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not 
these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We 
speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; 
and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you 
earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, 
if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath 
ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from 
heaven, even the Son of Man which is in heaven. 
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, 
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that who- 
soever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
eternal life. 


Che First Sundap after Crinity. 


The Collect. 


GOD, the strength of all those who put their 

trust in thee; Mercifully accept our prayers: and 
because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, 
we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the 
help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments 
we may please thee, both in will and deed; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7. 


ELOVED, let us love one another; for love is 
of God, and every one that loveth is born of 
God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth 


152 THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


not God; for God is love. In this was manifested 
the love'of God toward us, because that God sent his 
only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live 
through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, 
but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the pro- 
pitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, 
we ought also to love one another. No man hath 
seen God at any time. If we love one another, God 
dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Here- 
by know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; be- 
cause he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have 
seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be 
the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess 
that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, 
and he in God. And we have known and believed 
the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he 
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in 
him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may 
have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he 
is, SO are we in this world. ‘There is no fearin love; 
but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath 
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 
We love him, because he first loved us. If a man 
say, | love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: 
for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, 
how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And 
this commandment have we from him, That he who 
loveth God love his brother also. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. 


HERE was a certain rich man, which was clo- 
thed in purple and fine linen, and fared sump- 
tuously every day. And there was a certain beggar 
named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of 
sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which 
fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs 
came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that 


THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 153 


the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into 
Abraham’s bosom. ‘The rich man also died, and was 
buried ; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in tor- 
ments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his 
bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, 
have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may 
dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; 
for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, 
Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy 
good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but 
now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And 
beside all this, between us and you there is a great 
gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence 
to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would 
come from thence. ‘Then he said, I pray thee there- 
fore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s 
house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify 
unto them, lest they also come into this place of tor- 
ment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses 
and the Prophets; let them hear them. And he said, 
Nay, father Abraham; but if one went unto them 
from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto 
him, If they hear not Moses and the Prophets, nei- 
ther will they be persuaded though one rose from the 


dead. 


he Second Sunday after Crinitp. 


The Collect. 


QO LORD, who never failest to help and govern 

those whom thou dost bring up in thy steadfast 
fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the 
protection of thy good providence, and make us to 
have a perpetual fear and. love of thy holy Name; 


through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
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154 THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


The Epistle. 1 St. John ii. 13. 
ARVEL not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 


We know that we have passed from death unto 
life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth 
not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth 
his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no mur- 
derer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby per- 
ceive we the love of God, because he laid down his 
life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for 
the brethren. But whoso hath this world’s good, and 
seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels 
of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of 
God in him? My little children, let us not love in 
word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and 
shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart 
condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and know- 
eth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, 
then have we confidence toward God. And whatso- 
ever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his 
commandments, and do those things that are pleasing 
in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we 
should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, 
and love one another, as he gave us commandment. © 
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in 
him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he 
abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16. 
A CERTAIN man made a great supper, and bade 


many; and sent his servant at supper-time to 
say to them that were bidden, Come, for all things 
are now ready. And they all with one consent be- 
gan to make excuse. ‘The first said unto him, I have 
bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and 
‘see it; [ pray thee have me excused. And another 


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said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to 
prove them; I pray thee have me excused. And 
another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I 
cannot come. So that servant came, and showed his 
lord these things. ‘Then the master of the house be- 
ing angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the 
streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the 
poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast 
commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord 
said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and 
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house 
may be filled. For I say unto you, that none of those 
men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 


The Chird Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 
O LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear us; 


and grant that we, to whom thou hast given an 
hearty desire to pray, may, by thy mighty aid, be 
defended and comforted in all dangers and adversi- 
ties; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. v. 5. 


Att of you be subject one to another, and be 

clothed with humility: for God resisteth the 
proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble 
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, 
that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your 
care upon him, for he careth for you. Be sober, be 
vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roar- 
ing lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 
whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the 
same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren 
that are in the world. But the God of all grace, whe 


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hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, 
after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, 
stablish, strengthen, settle you. ‘Io him be glory and 
dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xv. 1. 
(PN HEN drew near unto him all the publicans and 


sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and 
Scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, 
and eateth with them. And he spake this parable 
unto them, saying, What man of you having an hun- 
dred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave 
the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after 
that which is lost, until he find it? And when he 
hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his 
friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice 
with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven 
over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety 
and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if 
she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep 
the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And 
when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and 
her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for 
I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, 
I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the 
Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 


Che Fourth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 
O GOD, the protector of all that trust in thee, 


without whom nothing is strong, nothing is ho- 
ly; Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy; that, 


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thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass 
through things temporal, that we finally lose not the 
things eternal. Grant this, O heavenly Father, for 
Jesus Christ’s sake our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. vii. 18. 
1 RECKON that the sufferings of this present time 


are not worthy to be compared with the glory 
which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest ex- 
pectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation 
of the sons of God. For the creature was made sub- 
ject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him 
who hath subjected the same, in hope, because the 
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage 
of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children 
of God. For we know that the whole creation groan- 
eth and travaileth in pain together until now. And 
not only they, but ourselves also, which have the 
first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan with- 
in ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the re- 
demption of our body. 


The Gospel. St. Luke vi. 36. 


Eye therefore merciful, as your Father also is 
merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judg- 

ed: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: 
forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be 
given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and 
shaken together, and running over, shall men give 
into your bosom. for with the same measure that 
ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 
And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind 
lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch ? 
The disciple is not above his master; but every one 
that is perfect shall be as his master. And why be- 
holdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but 
perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye! 

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Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let 
me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou 
thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own - 
eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of 
thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull 
out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 





Che Fifth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


RANT, O Lord, we beseech thee, that the course 

of this world may be so peaceably ordered by 

thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve 
thee in all godly quietness ; through Jesus Christ our 


Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. Pet. ii. 8. 
BE ye all of one mind, having compassion one of 


another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be cour- 
teous; not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing : 
but contrariwise, blessing, knowing that ye are there- 
unto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he 
that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain 
his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no 
guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek 
peace, and ensue it. Tor the eyes of the Lord are 
over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their 
prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that 
do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be 
followers of that which is good? But and if ye suf- 
fer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not 
afraid of their terror, neither be troubled ; but sanctify 
the Lord God in your hearts. 


The Gospel. St. Luke v. 1. 


ig came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon 
him to hear the Word of God, he stood by the lake 


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of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the lake; 
but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were 
washing their nets. And he entered into one of the 
ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he 
would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat 
down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now, 
when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, 
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for 
a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, 
Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken 
nothing; nevertheless at thy word I[ will let down the 
net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a 
great multitude of fishes; and their net brake. And 
they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the 
other ship, that they should come and help them. And 
they came, and filled both the ships, so that they be- 
gan to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down 
at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for | ama 
sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all 
that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which 
they had taken; and so was also James, and John, 
the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. 
And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from hence- 
forth thou shalt catch men. And when they had 
brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and fol- 
lowed him. 


The Sixth Sunday after Crinity. 


The Collect. 
O GOD, who hast prepared for those who love 


thee such good things as pass man’s understand- 
ing; Pour into our heart such love toward thee, that 
we, loving thee above all things, may obtain thy prom- 
ises, which exceed all that we can desire; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


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The Epistle. Rom. vi. 3. ’ 
AK NOW ye not, that so many of us as were bap- 


tized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his 
death? ‘Therefore we are buried with him by baptism 
into death; that like as Christ was raised up from 
the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also 
should walk in newness of life. For if we have been 
planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall 
be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing 
this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the 
body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we 
should not serve sin. [or he that is dead is freed from 
sin. “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that 
we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ 
being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath 
no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he 
died unto sin once; but in that he liveth, he liveth 
unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be 
dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 20. 
sp usus said unto his disciples, Except your right- 


eousness shall exceed the righteousness of the 
Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into 
the Kingdom of Heaven. Ye have heard that it was 
said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and 
whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. 
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with 
his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the 
judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, 
Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whoso- 
ever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell- 
fire. ‘Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, 
and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught 
against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar 


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and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, 
and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine 
adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with 
him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to 
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, 
and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, 
Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou 
hast paid the uttermost farthing. 


The Seventh Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


TOF? of all power and might, who art the author 

and giver of all good things; Graft in our hearts 
the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, 
nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy 
keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. vi. 19. 


SPEAK after the manner of men, because of the 

infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded 
your members servants to uncleanness and to iniqui- 
ty, unto iniquity; even so now yield your members 
servants to righteousness, unto holiness. [For when 
ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from right- 
eousness. What fruit had ye then in those things 
whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those 
things is death. But now being made free from sin, 
and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto 
holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages 
of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 


The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 1. 


N those days the multitude being very great, and 
having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples 
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Log THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on 
the multitude, because they have now been with me 
three days, and have nothing to eat: and if I send 
them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint 
by the way; for divers of them came from far. And 
his disciples answered him, From whence can a man 
satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness ? 
And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And 
they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to 
sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, 
and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples 
to set before them; and they did set them before the 

eople. And they had a few small fishes; and he 
blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up 
of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And 
they that had eaten were about four thousand. And 
he sent them away. 


Che Eighth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


QO GOD, whose never-failing providence ordereth 

all things both in heaven and earth; We humbly 
beseech thee to put away from us all hurtful things, 
and to give us those things which are profitable for 
us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 


The Epistle. Rom. viii. 12. 


RETHREN, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to 
live atter the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, 

ye shall die ; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify 
the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as 
are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again 
to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, 


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whereby we cry, Abba, Fathér. The Spirit itself bear- 
eth witness with our spirit, that we are the children 
of God. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, 
and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer 
with him, that we may be also glorified together. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. vii. 15. 
1 lee of false prophets, which come to you 


n sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are raven- 
ing es Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do 
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles! Even 
so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a 
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree 
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt 
tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth 
not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the 
fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall 
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father which is in heaven. 


Che Ninth Sunday after Trinity. — 


The Collect. 


RANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to 
think and do always such things as are right ; 
that we, who cannot do any thing that is good with- 
out thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to 
thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. x.-1. 
BRETHREN, I would not that ye should be ig- 


norant, how that all our fathers were under the 
cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all 
baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and 
did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink 


ae 


164 THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


the same spiritual drink; (for they drank of that 
spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was 
Christ.) But with many of them God was not well 
pleased ; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 
Now these things were our examples, to the intent 
we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 
Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it 
is written, [he people sat down to eat and drink, and 
rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as 
some of them committed, and fell in one day three 
and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, as 
some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of 
serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also 
murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now 
all these things happened unto them for examples: 
and they are written for our admonition, upon whom 
the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him 
that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There 
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common 
to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to 
be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the 
temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may 
be able to bear it. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 1. 
yp esus said unto his disciples, There was a certain 


rich man, which had a steward; and the same 
was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that 
I hear this of thee? give an account of thy steward- 
ship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. ‘Then 
the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for 
my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I 
cannot dig; to beg J am ashamed. I am resolved 
what to do, that, when I am put out of the steward- 
ship, they may receive me into their houses. So he 
called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and 


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said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my 
lord? And he said, An hundred measures of. oil. 
And he said unto him, ‘Take thy bill, and sit down 
quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, 
And how much owest thou? And he said, An hun- 
dred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, 
Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord 
commended the unjust steward, because he had done 
wisely: for the children of this world are in their 
generation wiser than the children of light. And I 
say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam- 
mon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may 
receive you into everlasting habitations. 





Che Centh Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


| ET thy merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the 
prayers of thy humble servants; and that they 
may obtain their petitions make them to ask such 


things as shall please thee ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. xu. 1. 
ONCERNING spiritual gifts, brethren, I would 


not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were 
Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as 
ye were led. Wherefore I give you to understand, 
that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth 
Jesus accursed; and that no man can say that Jesus 
is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now there are 
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there 
are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the 
same God which worketh all in all. But the mani- 
festation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit 


166 THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


withal. For to one is given, by the Spirit, the word 
of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge, by 
the same Spirit; to another, faith, by the same Spirit; 
to another, the gifts of healing, by the same Spirit; 
to another, the working of miracles; to another, pro 
phecy; to another, discerning of spirits; to another, 
divers kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation 
of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the 
self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he 
will. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xix. 41. 
ANP when he was come near, he beheld the city, 


and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, 
even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which 
belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from 
thine eyes. [or the days shall come upon thee, that 
thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and com- 
pass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and 
shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children 
within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone 
upon another; because thou knewest not the time of 
thy visitation. And he went into the temple, and 
began to cast out them that sold therein, and them 
that bought; saying unto them, It is written, My 
house is the house of prayer; but ye have made it a 
den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. 


The Eleventh Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 
QO GOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly 


in showing mercy and pity; Mercifully grant 
unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running 
the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gra- 


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cious promises, and be made partakers of thy heaven- 
ly treasure ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. xv. 1. 
Bk THREN, I declare unto you the Gospel which 


I preached unto you, which also ye have re- 
ceived, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are 
saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto 
you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered 
unto you first of all, that which I also received, how 
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scrip- 
tures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again 
the third day according to the Scriptures. And that 
he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, 
he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; 
of whom the greater part remain unto this present, 
but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen 
of James; then of all the Apostles. And last of all 
he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due 
time. For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not 
meet to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted 
the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am 
what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon 
me was not in vain; but [ laboured more abundantly 
than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which 
was with me. ‘Therefore whether it were I or they, 
so we preach, and so ye believed. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 9. 
Jp Bsus spake this parable unto certain which 


trusted in themselves that they were righteous, 
and despised others: ‘wo men went up into the 
temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a 
Publican. ‘The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with 
himself, God, I thank thee, that [ am not as other 
men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as 
this Publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes 


168 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


of all that I possess. And the Publican, standing 
afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto 
heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be 
merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, this man went 
down to his house justified rather than the other: for 
every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and 
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 


Che Cwelfth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who art always 


more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont 
to give more than either we desire or deserve; Pour 
down upon us the abundance of thy mercy; forgiving 
us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and 
giving us those good things which we are not worthy 
to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus 
Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 2 Cor. iu. 4. 
ey UCH trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 


not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think 
any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of 
God. Who also hath made us able ministers of the 
New Testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: 
for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But 
if the ministration of death, written and engraven 
in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel 
could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the 
glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done 
away; how shall not the ministration of the spirit be 
rather glorious? [or if the ministration of condem- 
nation be glory, much more doth the ministration of 
righteousness exceed in glory. 


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The Gospel. St. Mark vii. 31. 


Jp BSUS, departing from the coasts of Tyre and 

Sidon, came unto the Sea of Galilee, through the 
midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring 
unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment 
in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand 
upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, 
and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and 
touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he 
sighed, and saith unto him, Kphphatha, that is, Be 
opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and 
the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake 
plain. And he charged them that they should tell no 
man: but the more he charged them, so much the 
more a great deal they published it; and were beyond 
- measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things 
well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb 
tc speak. 


Ghe Chirteentl Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


ALMIGHTY and merciful God, of whose only 

gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto 
thee true and laudable service; Grant, we beseech 
thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, 
that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly pro- 
mises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Gal. iii. 16. 


ae O Abraham and his seed were the promises made. 
He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as 
of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I 


say, That the covenant, that was confirmed before of 
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170 THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


God in Christ, the Law, which was four hundred and 
thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should 
make the promise of none effect. or if the inherit- 
ance be of the Law, it is no more of promise; but 


God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore 


then serveth the Law? It was added because of . 


transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the 
promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in 
the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a 
mediator of one; but God is one. Is the Law then 
against the promises of God! God forbid: for if 
there had been a law given which could have given 
life, verily righteousness should have been by the . 
Law. But the Scripture hath concluded all under 
sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might 
be given to them that believe. 


The Gospel. St. Luke x. 23. 


BLESSED are the eyes which see the things that 

ye see. For I tell you, that many prophets and 
kings have desired to see those things which ye see, 
and have not seen them; and to hear those things 
which ye hear, and have not heard them. And be- 
hold, a certain Lawyer stood up, and tempted him, 
saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? 
He said unto him, What is written in the Law? how 
readest thou! And he answering said, Thou shalt 
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with 
all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all 
thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And he 
said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, 
and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify him- 
self, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down 
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, 
and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance 


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there came down a certain Priest that way; and 
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side 
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, 
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other 
side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 
where he was; and when he saw him, he had com- 
passion on him, and went to him, and bound up his 
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his 
own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care 
of him. And on the morrow, when he departed, he 
took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and 
said unto him, T'ake care of him; and whatsoever 
thou spendest more, when [ come again, I will repay 
thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was 
neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And 
he said, He that showed mercy on him. ‘Then said 
Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 


Che Fourteenth Sunday after Crinity. 


The Collect. 
LMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us 


the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and, 
that we may obtain that which thou dost promise, 
make us to love that which thou dost command ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. (Gal. v. 16. 


| SAY then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not 

fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth 
against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: 
and these are contrary the one to the other; so that 
ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be 
led by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law. Now the 
works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; 
adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idol- 


172 THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


atry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, 
strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunken- 
ness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you 
before, as I have also told you in time past, that they 
who do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of 
God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 
‘ong-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, 
temperance: against such there is no law. And they 
that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh, with the 
affections and lusts. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xvii. 11. 


AND it came to pass, as Jesus went to Jerusalem, 

that he passed through the midst of Samaria 
and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, 
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood 
afar off. And they lifted up their voices, and said, 
Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he saw 
them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto 
the Priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, 
they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw 
that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud 
voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his 
feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. 
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten 
cleansed? but where are the nine? ‘There are not 
found that returned to give glory to God, save this 
stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way, 
thy faith hath made thee whole. 


Che Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. 
The Collect. 


AC EEP, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with 
thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of 
man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy 


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help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things 
profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our 


Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Gal. vi. 11. 


E see how large a letter I have written unto you 
with mine own hand. As many as desire to 
make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to 
be circumcised ; only lest they should suffer persecu- 
tion for the cross of Christ. For neither they them- 
selves who are circumcised keep the Law; but desire 
to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your 
flesh. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the 
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is 
crucified unto me, and [I unto the world. For in 
Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, 
nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as 
many as walk according to this rule, peace be on 
them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From 
henceforth let no man trouble me; for | bear in my 
body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the 
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 
Amen. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. vi. 24. 


O man can serve two masters: for either he will 
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will 

hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot 
serve God andmammon. ‘Therefore [ say unto you, 
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or 
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye 
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the 
body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for 
they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into 
barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are 
ye not much better than they? Which of you by 


taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 
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174 THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the 
lies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, 
neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, That 
even Solomon in all his glory was not arrrayed like one 
of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the 
field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the 
oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little 
faith? ‘Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall 
we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal 
shall we be clothed? (for after all these things do the 
Gentiles seek ;) for your heavenly Father knoweth that 
ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the 
Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these 
things shall be added unto you. ‘lake therefore no 
thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take 
thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the 
day is the evil thereof. 


Che Sixteenth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


LORD, we beseech thee, let thy continual pity 

cleanse and defend thy Church; and, because it 
cannot continue in safety without thy succour, preserve 
it evermore by thy help and goodness; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Eph. ui. 18. 
i] DESIRE that ye faint not at my tribulations for 


you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow 
my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
of whoin the whole family in heaven and earth is 
named, that he would grant you, according to the 
riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by 
his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in 
your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and ground- 


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ed in love, may be able to comprehend, with all saints, 
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height ; 
and to know the love of Christ, which passeth know- 
ledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of 
God. Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding 
abundantly above all that we ask or think, according 
to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory 
in the Church, by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, 
world without end. Amen. 


The Gospel. St. Luke vii. 11. 


AND it came to pass the day after, that Jesus went 

into a city called Nain; and many of his disci- 
ples went with him, and much people. Now when he 
came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a 
dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and 
she was a widow ; and much people of the city was 
with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had com- 
passion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he 
came and touched the bier; and they that bare him 
stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, 
Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to 
speak ; and he delivered him to his mother. And 
there came a fear on all, and they glorified God, 
saying, ‘hat a great Prophet is risen up among us ; 
and, [hat God hath visited his people. And this 
rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and 
throughout all the region round about. 


Che Seventeenth Sunday after Crinitp. 
The Collect. 
1 ee we pray thee that thy grace may always 


prevent and follow us, and make us continually 
to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


176 THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 1. 
J THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech 


“ you that ye walk worthy of the vocation where- 
with ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, 
with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; 
endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the 
bond of peace. ‘There is one body, and one Spirit, 
even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one 
Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of 
all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 1. 


[tf came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of 

one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the 
sabbath-day, that they watched him. And behold, 
there was a certain man before him which had the 
dropsy. And Jesus answering, spake unto the Law- 
yers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the 
sabbath-day ? And they held their peace. And he 
took him, and healed him, and let him go; and an- 
swered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass 
or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull 
him out on the sabbath-day? And they could not 
answer him again to these things. And he put forth a 
parable to those which were bidden, when he mark- 
ed how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto 
them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, 
sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honour- 
able man than thou be bidden of him; and he that 
bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this 
man place; and thou begin with shame to take the 
lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit 
down in the lowest room; that when he that bade 
thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up 
higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence 
of them that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever 


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exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth 
himself shall be exalted. 


— The Eighteenth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


LT O82: we beseech thee, grant thy people grace to 

withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, 
and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to 
follow thee, the only God; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 Cor. i. 4. 
| THANK my God always on your behalf, for the 


grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 
that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all ut- 
terance, and in all knowledge; even as the testimony 
of Christ was confirmed in you; so that ye come be- 
hind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, who shall also confirm you unto the end, 
that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Je- 
sus Christ. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xxi. 34. 


HEN the Pharisees had heard that Jesus had 

put the Sadducees to silence, they were gather- 

ed together. Then one of them, which was a Lawyer, 
asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Mas- 
ter, which is the great commandment in the Law ? 
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind. ‘This is the first and great command- 
ment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbour as thyself. On these two command- 


ments hang all the Law and the Prophets. While 
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178 THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked 
them, saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is 
he? They say unto him, The son of David. He 
saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call 
him Lord, saying, The Lorp said unto my Lord, Sit 
thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy 
footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he 
his son? And no man was able to answer him a» 
word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask 
him any more questions. 


The Nineteenth Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 


GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able 

to please thee; Mercifully grant that thy Holy 
Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 17. 
HIS I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that 


ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, 
in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding 
darkened, being alienated from the life of God through 
the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness 
of their heart: who being past feeling have given 
themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all un-_ 
cleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned 
Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been 
taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off 
concerning oh former conversation the old man, which — 
is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts ; and be re- 
newed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on 
the new man, which after God is created in righteous- 
ness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away ly- 


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ing, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for 
we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and 
sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath ; 
neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole 
steal no more; but rather let him labour, working 
with his hands the thing which is good, that he may 
have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt 
-communication proceed out of your mouth, but that 
which is good to the use of edifying, that it may min- 
ister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the Ho- 
ly Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day 
of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and 
anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away 
from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to an- 
other, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as 
God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 1. 


py usUs entered into a ship, and passed over, and 

came into his own city. And behold, they brought 
to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and 
Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, 
Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And 
behold, certain of the Scribes said within themselves, 
This man blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing their 
thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? 
For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven 
thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may 
know that the Son of Man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) 
Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And 
he arose, and departed to his house. But when the 
multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, 
which had given such power unto men. 


180 THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


The Cwentietl Sunday after Crinity. 
The Collect. 
O ALMIGHTY and most merciful God, of thy 


bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, 
from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready 
both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish 
those things which fon commandest; through Jesus _ 


Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Ephes. v. 15. 


QEE then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, 

but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days 
are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understand- 
ing what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk 
with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the 
Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns 
and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in 
your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all 
things unto God and the Father, in the Name of our 
Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to an- 
other in the fear of God. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 1. 
yp bsus said, The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto 


a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 
and sent forth his servants to call them that were 
bidden to the wedding; and they would not come. — 
Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them _ 
which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my din- _ 
ner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all 
things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they 
made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, 
another to his merchandise: and the remnant took 
his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew 
them. But when the king heard thereof, he was 
wroth; and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed 


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those murderers, and burned up their city. Then 
saith he to his servants, ‘he wedding is ready, but 
they which were hidden were not worthy. Go ye 
therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall 
find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went 
out into the highways, and gathered together all as 
many as they found, both bad and good; and the 
wedding was furnished with guests. And when the 
king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man 
which had not on a wedding-garment: and he saith 
unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not 
having a wedding-garment! And he was speechless. 
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand 
and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer 
darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of 
teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen. 


Che Cwenty-first Sunday after Trinity. 
The Collect. 


GaN T, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy 

faithful people pardon and peace, that they may 
be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a 
quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Exphes. vi. 10. 


Y brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the 
power of his might. Put on the whole armour 

of God, that ye may be able to stand against the 
wiles of the devil. [or we wrestle not against flesh 
and blood, but against principalities, against powers, 
against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 
against spiritual wickedness in high places. Where- 
fore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye 
may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having 


182 THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins 
girt about with truth; and having on the breastplate 
of righteousness; and your feet shod with the prepa- 
ration of the Gospel of peace; above all, taking the 
shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench 
all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the hel- 
met of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which 
is the Word of God: praying always with all prayer 
and supplication in the Spirit, and watching there- 
unto with all perseverance and supplication for all 
saints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto 
me, that [ may open my mouth boldly, to make 
known the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an 
ambassador in bonds; that therein | may speak bold- 
ly, as I ought to speak. 


The Gospel. St. John iv. 46. 


HERE was a certain nobleman, whose son was 
sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus 

was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto 
him, and besought him that he would come down and 
heal his son; for he was at the point of death. Then 
said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and won- 
ders, ye will not believe. ‘he nobleman saith unto 
him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith 
unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man 
believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, 


and he went his way. And as he was now going — 


down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, — 
Thy son liveth. Then inguired he of them the hour ~ 


when he began to amend. And they said unto him, 
Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. So 
the father knew it was at the same hour in the which 
Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth; and himself. 
believed, and his whole house. ‘This is again the 
second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out 
of Judea into Galilee. 


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THE TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 183 


The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. 
The Collect. 


ORD, we beseech thee to keep thy household the 
Church in continual godliness ; that through thy 
protection it may be free from all adversities, and de- 
voutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory 
of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our eres Amen. 


The Epistle. Phil. i. 3. 
I] THANK my God upon every remembrance of 


you, (always in every prayer of mine for you all 
making request with joy,) for your fellowship in the 
Gospel from the first day until now; being confident 
of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good 
work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus 
Christ: even as it is meet for me to think this of you 
all, because [ have you in my heart; inasmuch as both 
in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of 
the Gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God 
is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the 
bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your 
love may abound yet more and more in knowledge 
and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that 
are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without 
offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the 
fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, 
unto the glory and praise of God. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xvii. 21. 
ETER said unto Jesus, Lord, how oft shall my 


~- brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till 
seven times! Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto 
thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times 
seven. ‘Therefore is the Kingdom of Heaven likened 
unto a certain king which would take account of his 
servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one 


184 THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand 
talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his 
lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and 
children, and all that he had, and payment to be 
made. ‘The servant therefore fell down and wor- 
shipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, 
and I will pay thee all. ‘Then the lord of that ser- 
vant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, 
and forgave him the debt. But the same servant 
went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which 
owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on 
him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that 
thou owest. And his fellow-servant fell down at his 
feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with 
me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not; but 
went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the 
debt. So when his fellow-servants saw what was 
done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto 
their lord all that was done. ‘Then his lord, after 
that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked 
servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou de- 
siredst me: shouldest not thou also have had compas- 
sion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on 
thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to 
the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due 
unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do 
also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every 
one his brother their trespasses. 


The Cwenty-third Sunday after Crinity. 


The Collect. 


O GOD, our refuge and strength, who art the au- 
thor of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, 
to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant 


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that those things which we ask faithfully we may 
obtain effectually ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Phil. i. 17. 
BRETHREN, be followers together of me, and 


mark them which walk so as ye have us for 
an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told 
you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they 
are the enemies of the cross of Christ; whose end is 
destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory 
is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our 
conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look 
for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall 
change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like 
unto his glorious body, according to the working 


whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto 
himself. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 15. 


HEN went the Pharisees, and took counsel how 
they might entangle him in his talk. And they 

sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians, 
saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and 
teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou 
for any man: for thou regardest not the person of 
men. ‘Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it 
lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? But Je- 
sus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt 
ye me, ye hypocrites? Show me the tribute-money. 
And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith 
unto them, Whose is this image and superscription ! 
They say unto him, Cesar’s. Then saith he unto 
them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which 
are Cesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. 
When they had heard these words, they marvelled, 


and left him, and went their way. 
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186 THE TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 


Che Cwenty-fourtlh Sunday after iad 
The Collect. 


O LORD, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from 

their offences; that through thy bountiful good- 
ness we may all be delivered from the bands of those 
sins, which by our frailty we have committed. Grant 
this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our 
blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 


The Epistle. Col. 1. 3. 


Wet give thanks to God and the Father of our 

Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 
since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of 
the love which ye have to all the saints, for the hope 
which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard 
before in the word of the truth of the Gospel: which is 
come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth 
forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye 
heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth. As. 
ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow-servant, 
who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; who also 
declared unto us your love in the Spirit. For this 
cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease 
to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled 
with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and 
spiritual understanding; that ye might walk worthy 
of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every 
good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 
strengthened with all might, according to his glorious 
power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy- 
fulness ; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath 
made us meet to be partakers of the inhertemee of 
the saints in light. 


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| The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 18. 
‘ N/ HILE Jesus spake these things unto John’s dis- 


ciples, behold, there came a certain ruler, and 
worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now 
dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she 
shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and 
so did his disciples. (And behold, a woman which 
was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, 
came behind him, and touched the hem of his gar- 
ment. For she said within herself, If I may but 
touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus 
turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, 
Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made 
thee whole. And the woman was made whole from 
that hour.) And when Jesus came into the ruler’s 
house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a 
noise, he said unto them, Give place; for the maid is 
not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to 
scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went 
in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 


Che Cwenty-ffth Sunday after Crinitp. 


The Collect. 


QTR up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of 

thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bring- 
ing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be 
plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


For the Epistle. Jer. xxiii. 5. 
BEHOLD, the days come, saith the Lorp, that I 


will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a 


188 THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 


King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judg- 
ment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall 
be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely : and this is his 
Name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR 
RIGHTEOUSNESS. ‘Therefore, behold, the days 
come, saith the Lorp, that they shall no more say, 
The Lorp liveth, which brought up the children of 
Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, The Lorp liveth, 
which brought up and which led the seed of the house 
of Israel out of the north-country, and from all coun- 
tries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell 
in their own land. 


The Gospel. St. John vi. 5. 


HEN Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a 
great company come unto him, he saith unto 
Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may 
eat! (And this he said to prove him: for he himself 
knew what he would do.) Philip answered him, 'T'wo 
hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for 
them, that every one of them may take a little. One 
of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith 
unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley- 
loaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among 
somany? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. 
Now there was much grass in the place. So the men 
sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus 
took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he 
distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them 
that were set down; and likewise of the fishes, as 
much as they would. When they were filled, he said 
unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that re- 
main, that nothing be lost. ‘Therefore they gathered 
them together, and filled twelve baskets with the tfrag- 
ments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over 
and above unto them that had eaten. Then those 
men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, 


SAINT ANDREW’S DAY. 189 


said, ‘This is of a truth that Prophet that should come 

into the world. 

“| If there be any more Sundays before Advent Sunday, the service of 
some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany, shall be 
taken in to supply so many as are here wanting. And vf there be fewer, 


the overplus may be omitted: Provided that this last Collect, Epistle, 
and Gospel, shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent. 


Saint Andrew's Dap. 
The Collect. 


LMIGHTY God, who didst give such grace unto 

thy holy Apostle Saint Andrew, that he readily 

obeyed the calling of thy Son Jesus Christ, and fol- 

lowed him without delay; Grant unto us all, that we, 

being called by thy holy Word, may forthwith give up 

ourselves obediently to fulfil thy holy commandments; 
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Rom. x. 9. 


ig thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, 

and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For 
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; and 
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 
For the Scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him 
shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference 
between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord 
over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For who- 
soever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be 
saved. How then shall they call on him in whom 
they have not believed? and how shall they believe in 
him of whom they have not heard? and how shall 
they hear without a preacher? and how shall they 
preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How 
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel 
of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But 


L90 SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE. 


they have not all obeyed the Gospel. For Esaias 
saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then © 
faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of 
God. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, 
their sound went into all the earth, and their words | 
unto the ends of the world. But I say, did not Israel 
know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to 
jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish 
nation I will anger you. But Esaias is very bold, and 
saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was 
made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched 
forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying 
people. 
The Gospel. St. Matt. iv. 18. 

Jp ESUs, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two 


brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his 
brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were 
fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I 
will make you fishers of men. And they straightway 
left their nets, and followed him. And going on from 
thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of 
Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee 
their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 
And they immediately left the ship and their father, 
and followed him. 


Saint Chomas the Apostle. 
The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY and everliving God, who, for the 
greater confirmation of the faith, Aidst sade thy 
holy Apostle Thomas to be doubtful in thy Son’s re- 


surrection; Grant us so perfectly, and without all 
doubt, to believe in thy Son Jesus Christ, that our 


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faith in thy sight may never be reproved. Hear us, 
O Lord, through the same Jesus Christ, to whom, with 
_thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and lory, 
now and for evermore. Amen. 


The Epistle. Ephes. 1. 19. 

IN ES therefore ye are no more strangers and 

foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, 
and of the household of God; and are built upon the 
foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ 
himself being the chief corner-stone ; in whom all the 
building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy 
temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded 
together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. 


The Gospel. St. John xx. 24. 

PP\HOMAS, one of the twelve, called Didymus, 

was not with them when Jesus came. ‘The 
other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen 
the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see 
im his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger 
into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his 
side, I will not believe. And after eight days again 
his disciples were within, and ‘Thomas with them: 
then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in 
the midst, and said, Peace be unto you! ‘Then saith 
he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold 
my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it 
into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. And 
Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and 
my God! Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because 
thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; blessed are 
-they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And 
many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his 
disciples, which are not written in this book. But 
these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is 
the Christ, the Son of God; and that pamnat ye 
might have life through his Nanté! 


192 SAINT STEPHEN’S DAY. 


Saint Stephens Dap. 
The Collect. 
RANT, O Lord, that, in all our sufferings here © 


upon earth for the testimony of thy truth, we 
may steadfastly look up to heaven, and by faith behold 
the glory that shall be revealed; and, being filled with 
the Holy Ghost, may learn to love and bless our per- 
secutors by the example of thy first Martyr Saint 
Stephen, who prayed for his murderers to thee, O 
blessed Jesus, who standest at the right hand of God 
to succour all those who suffer for thee, our only 
Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 


q Then shall follow the Collect of the Nativity, which shall be said con- 
tinually until New-Year’s Eve. 


For the Epistle. Acts vi. 55. 
pte ce being full of the Holy Ghost, looked 


p steadfastly into heaven, and saw the elory of 
God, ait Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 
and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the 
Son of Man standing on the right hand of God! 
Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped 
their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, and cast 
him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses 
laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose 
name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling 
upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! 
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, 
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge! And when he 
had said this, he fell asleep. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xxii. 34. 
BEHOLD, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, 


and scribes: and some.of them ye shall kill and 
crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your 


SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST’S DAY. 193 


synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed 
upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto 
_ the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye 
slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say 
unto you, All these things shall come upon this gen- 
eration. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest 
the prophets, and stonest them nich are sent unto 
thee, how often would I have gathered thy children 
together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under 
her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is 
left unto you desolate! [or I say unto you, Ye shall 
not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he 
that cometh in the Name of the Lord! 


Saint John the Evangelists Dap. 
The Collect. 


ypencirut. Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy 

bright beams of light upon thy Church, that it 
being instructed by the doctrine of thy blessed ‘Apostle 
and Evangelist Saint John, may so walk in the light 
of thy truth, that it may at length attain to everlasting 
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 St. Johni. 1. 


HAT which was from the beginning, which we 
have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, 
which we have looked upon, and our hands have 
handled, of the Word of life; (for the life was mani- 
fested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show 
unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, 
and was manifested unto us;) that which we have 
seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also 


may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellow- 
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194 SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST’S DAY. 


ship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 
And these things write we unto you, that your joy 
may be full. ‘This then is the message which we 
have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is 
light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say 
that we have fellowship with him, and walk in dark- 
ness, we lie, and do not the truth; but if we walk in 
the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one 
with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son 
cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no 
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to for- 
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unright- 
eousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we 
make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 


The Gospel. St. John xxi. 19. 
ESUS said unto Peter, Follow me. Then Pe- 


ter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus 
loved following; (which also leaned on his breast at 
supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth 
thee?) Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and 
what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I 
will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? 
Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad 
among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : 
yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If 
I will that he tarry till [ come, what is that to thee ? 
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, 
and wrote these things; and we know that his testi- 
mony is true. And there are also many other things 
which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written 
every one, I suppose that even the world itself could 
not contain the books that should be written. 


THE INNOCENTS’ DAY. 195 


Che Innocents’ Day. 
The Collect 
QO ALMIGHTY God, who out of the mouths of 


babes and sucklings hast ordained strength, and 
madest infants to glorify thee by their deaths; Mortify 
and kill all vices in us, and so strengthen us by thy 
grace, that by the innocency of our lives, and con- 
stancy of our faith even unto death, we may glori- 
fy thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 


Amen. 


For the Epistle. Rev. xiv. 1. 
LOOKED, and lo, a Lamb stood on the Mount 


Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four 
thousand, having his [ather’s Name written in their 
foreheads. And I heard a voice from heaven, as the 
voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great 
thunder: and [ heard the voice of harpers harping 
with their harps: and they sung as it were a new song 
before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the 
elders; and no man could learn that song but the hun- 
dred and forty and four thousand, which were redeem- 
ed from the earth. ‘These are they which were not 
defiled with women; for they are virgins. ‘These 
are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he go- 
eth. ‘These were redeemed from among men, being 
the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in 
their mouth was found no guile; for they are without 
fault before the throne of God. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. 1. 13. 


PPXHE Angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a 

dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child 
and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there 
until | bring thee word; for Herod will seek the young 
child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the 


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196 THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. 


young child and his mother by night, and departed 
into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod ; 
that it might be tuifilled which was spoken of the 
Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I 
called my Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he 
was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, 
and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in | 
Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two 
years old and under, according to the time which he 
had diligently inquired of the wise men. ‘Then was + 
fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, 
saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamenta- 
tion, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weep- 
ing for her children, and would not be comforted, be- 
cause they are not. 


The Conversion of Saint Paul. 


The Collect. 


QO GOD, who, through the preaching of the blessed 
Apostle Saint Paul, hast caused the light of the 
Gospel to shine throughout the world; Grant, we be- 
seech thee, that we, having his wonderful conversion 
in remembrance, may show forth our thankfulness unto 
thee for the same, by following the holy doctrine which 
he taught; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts ix. 1. 
A ND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and 


slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went 
unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to 
Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of 
this way, whether they were men or women, he might 
bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he jour- 
neyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there 
shined round about him a light from heaven. And he 


THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL. EO? 


fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, 
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me! And he said, 
Who art thou, Lord! And the Lord said, I am Jesus 
whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick 
against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished 
said, Lord, what wilt thou have meto do? And the 
Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it 
shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men 
which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a 
voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the 
earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man; 
but they led him by the hand, and brought him into 
Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and 
neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain 
disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him 
said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, 
Behold, | am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto 
him, Arise, and go into the street which is called 
Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one 
called Saul, of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth, and 
hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming 
in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive 
his sight. ‘Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have 
heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath 
done to thy saints at Jerusalem: and here he hath 
authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on 
thy Name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way; 
for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my Name 
before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of 
Israel: for I will show him how great things he must 
‘suffer for my Name’s sake. And Ananias went his 
way, and entered into the house; and putting his 
hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even 
Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou 
camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy 
sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And imme- 


diately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales ; 
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198 PURIFICATION OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN 


and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was 
baptized. And when he had received meat, he was 
strengthened. ‘Then was Saul certain days with the 
disciples which were at Damascus. And straightway 
he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the 
Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, 
and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which 
called on this Name in Jerusalem, and came hither 
for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto 
the chief priests! But Saul increased the more in 
strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at 
Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xix. 27. 
ETER answered and said unto Jesus, Behold, we 


have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall 
we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them, Verily 
I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in 
the regeneration when the Son of Man shall sit in 
the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve 
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And 
every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or 
sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or 
lands, for my Name’s sake, shall receive an hundred 
fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that 
are first shall be last, and the last shall be first. 


Che Presentation of Christ in the Cemple, commonly 
called, The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin. 
The Collect. 

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly be- 

seech thy Majesty, that as thy only-begotten Son 


was this day presented in the temple in substance of 
our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure 


PURIFICATION OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN 199 


and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Mal. iii. 1. 

BRENOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall 

prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom 
ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the 
Messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; be- 
hold, he shall come, saith the Lorp of Hosts. But 
who may abide the day of his coming? and who 
shall stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a re- 
finer’s fire, and like fuller’s soap. And he shall sit as 
a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify 
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, 
that they may offer unto the Lorp an offering in 
righteousness. ‘Then shall the offering of Judah and 
Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lorp, as in the days 
of old, and as in former years. And I will come near 
to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness 
against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and 
against false swearers, and against those that oppress 
the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the father- 
less, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, 
and fear not me, saith the Lorp of Hosts. 


The Gospel. St. Luke ii. 22. 


ANP when the days of her purification according 

to the Law of Moses were accomplished, they 
brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male 
that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the 
Lord ;) and to offer a sacrifice according to that which 
is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, 
or two young pigeons. And behold, there was a man 
in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same 
man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation 
of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And 
it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he 


200 SAINT MATTHIAS’S DAY. 


should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s 
Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the temple ; 
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do 
for him after the custom of the Law, then took he him — 
up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now 
lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to 
thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 
which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 
a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy 
people Israel. And Joseph and his mother marvelled 
at those things which were spoken of him. And 
Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 
Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again - 
of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be 
spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through 
thy own soul also ;) that the thoughts of many hearts 
may be revealed. And there was one Anna, a 
prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of 
Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an 
husband seven years from her virginity; and she was 
a widow of about fourscore and four years, which 
departed not from the temple, but served God with 
fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming 
in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, 
and spake of him to all them that looked for redemp- 
tion in Jerusalem. And when they had performed 
all things according to the Law of the Lord, they re- 
turned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. And 
the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with 
wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. 


Saint Mlatthias’s Dap. 
| The Collect. 
O ALMIGHTY God, who into the place of the 


traitor Judas didst choose thy faithful servant 


SAINT MATTHIAS’S DAY. 201 


Matthias to be of the number of the twelve Apostles; 
Grant that thy Church, being alway preserved from 
false Apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful 
and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord 
Amen. 


For the Eprstle. Acts i. 15. 
1 those days Peter stood up in the midst of the 


disciples, and said, (the number of the names to- 
gether were about an hundred and twenty,) Men and 
brethren, this Scripture must needs have been fulfilled, 
which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake 
' before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that 
took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, and had 
obtained part of this ministry. Now this man pur- 
_ chased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling 
headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his 
bowels gushed out. And it was known unto all the 
dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called 
in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The 
field of blood. For itis written in the book of Psalms, 
Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell 
therein; and, His bishopric let another take. Where- 
fore of these men which have companied with us all 
the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among 
us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same 
day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained 
to be a witness with us of his resurrection. And they 
appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was sur- 
_ named Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and 
said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, 
show whether of these two thou hast chosen; that he 
may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from 
which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to 
his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and 
the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with 


the eleven Apostles. 
26 


2U2 ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xi. 25. 


T that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, 
O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because 
thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, 
and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father, 
for so it seemed good in thy sight. All things are 
delivered unto me of my Father: and no man know- 
eth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any 
man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever 
the Son will reveal him. Come unto me, all ye that 
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for | am 
meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto 
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is 
light. 


The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Marp. 
The Collect. 
W E beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our 


hearts; that as we have known the incarnation 
of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel, 
so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto 
the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Isa. vu. 10. 


OREOVER the Lorp spake again unto Ahaz, 

saying, Ask thee a sign of the Lorp thy God; 
ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But 
Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the 
Lorp. And he said, Hear ye now, O house of Da- 
vid; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but 
will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord 


ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 203 


himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall 
conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name 
Emmanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that 
he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the 
good. 


The Gospel. St. Luke i. 26. 
AND in the sixth month the Angel Gabriel was 


sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named 
Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name 
was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s 
name was Mary. And the Angel came in unto her, 
and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord 
is with thee; blessed art thou among women! And 
when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, 
and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this 
should be. And the Angel said unto her, Fear not, 
Mary; for thou hast found favour with God. And 
behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring 
forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He 
shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the 
Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the 
throne of his father David. And he shall reign over 
the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there 
shall be no end. ‘Then said Mary unto the Angel, 
How shall this be, seeing | know not a man? And 
the Angel answered and said unto her, The Holy 
Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the 
Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that 
holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called 
the Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, 
she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this 
is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 
For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary 
said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto 
me according to thy word. And the Angel departed 
from her. 


204 SAINT MARK’S DAY. 


Saint Mark's Dap. 
The Collect. 


O ALMIGHTY God, who hast instructed thy holy 
Church with the heavenly doctrine of thy Evan- 
gelist Saint Mark; Give us grace that, being not like 
children carried away with every blast of vain doc- 
trine, we may be established in the truth of thy holy 
Gospel; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. Eph. iv. 7. 


UNTO every one of us is given grace according to 

the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore 
he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led cap- 
tivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that 
he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first 
into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended 
is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, 
that he might fill all things.) And he gave some 
Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, 
and some Pastors and ‘T'eachers ; for the perfecting of 
the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edify- 
ing of the body of Christ; till we all come in the 
unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son 
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the 
stature of the fulness of Christ; that we henceforth be 
no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about 
with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, 
and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to 
deceive ; but speaking the truth in love, may grow up 
into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 
from whom the whole body fitly joined together and 
compacted by that which every joint supplieth, accord- 
ing to the effectual working in the measure of every 
part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of 
itself in love. ‘ 


SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES’S DAY. 2085 


The Gospel. St. John xv. 1. 


I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husband- 
man. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit 
he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, 
he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now 
ye are clean through the word which [ have spoken 
unto you. Abideinme,andIin you. As the branch 
cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; 
no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the 
vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and 
I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for 
without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not 
in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; 
and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and 
they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words 
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be 
done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye 
bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the 
Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue 
ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye 
shall abide in my love; even as | have kept my 
Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. ‘These 
things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might 
remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 


Saint Philip and Saint James's Day. 
The Collect. 


O ALMIGHTY God, whom truly to know is ever- 

lasting life; Grant us perfectly to know thy Son 
Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life; 
that, following the steps of thy holy Apostles, Saint 
Philip and Saint James, we may steadfastly walk in 
the way that leadeth to eternal life; through the same 
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 

S 


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The Epistle. St. James i. 1. 
AMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus 


Christ, to the twelve tribes. which are scattered 
abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when 
ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that 
the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let 
patience have her perfect work, that ye may be per 
fect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack 
wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men 
liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. 
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering; for he 
that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the 
wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he 
shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double-minded 
man is unstable in all his ways. Let the brother of 
low degree rejoice in that he is exalted; but the rich, 
in that he is made low; because as the flower of the 
grass he shall pass away. Jor the sun is no sooner 
risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, 
and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the 
fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade 
away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth 
temptation; for when he is tried, he shall receive the 
crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them 
that love him. 


The Gospel. St. John xiv. 1. 


ND Jesus said unto his disciples, Let not your 
heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also 
inme. In my father’s house are many mansions; if 
it were not so, I would have told you. Igo to prepare 
a place for you: and if I go and prepare a place for 
you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself, 
that where [ am, there ye may be also. And whither 
I go ye know, and the way ye know. 'Thomas saith 
unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; 


SAINT BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. 207 


and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto 
him, [ am the way, the truth, and the life: no man 
cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known 
me, ye should have known my Father also: and from 
henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip 
saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it suf- 
ficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long 
time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, 
Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; 
and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 
Believest thou not that [ am in the Father, and the 
Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I 
speak not of myself; but the Father, that dwelleth in 
me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the 
Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for 
the very works’ sake. Verily, verily, | say unto you, 
he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he 
do also; and greater works than these shall he do: 
because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye 
shall ask in my Name, that will I do, that the Father 
may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing 
in my Name, [ will do it. 


Saint Barnabas the Apostle. 
The Collect. 
O LORD God Almighty, who didst endue thy ho- 
ly Apostle Barnabas with singular gifts of the 
Holy Ghost; Leave us not, we beseech thee, desti- 
tute of thy manifold gifts, nor yet of grace to use them 


alway to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle Acts x1. 22. 


IDINGS of these things came unto the ears of 
the Church which was in Jerusalem; and they 


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sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as An- 
tioch. Who, when he came, and had seen the grace 
of God, was glad; and exhorted them all, that with 
purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 
For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, 
and of faith: and much people was added unto the 
Lord. Then departed Barnabas to ‘Tarsus, for to 
seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought 
him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole 
year they assembled themselves with the Church, 
and taught much people: and the disciples were 
called Christians first in Antioch. And in these days 
came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. And 
there stood up one of them, named Agabus, and sig- 
nified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth 
throughout all the world; which came to pass in the 
days of Claudius Cesar. ‘Then the disciples, every 
man according to his ability, determined to send re- 
lief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. Which 
also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands 
of Barnabas and Saul. 


The Gospel. St. John xv. 12. 


THXYHIS is my commandment, That ye love one an- 

other, as [ have loved you. Greater love hath 
no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his 
friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever [| 
command you. Henceforth I call you not servants, 
for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth ; but 
I have called you friends, for ail things that I have 
heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and 
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, 
and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever 
ye shall ask of the Father in my Name, he may give 
it you. 


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Saint John Baptists Day. 
The Collect 
ALMIGHTY God, by whose providence thy ser- 


vant John Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent 
to prepare the way of thy Son our Saviour, by preach- 
ing repentance; Make us so to follow his doctrine and 
holy life, that we may truly repent according to his 
preaching; and after his example constantly speak the 
truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the 
truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Isa. xl. 1. 


COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your 

God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and 
cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished; that 
her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the 
Lorp’s hand double for all her sins. The voice of 
him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the 
way of the Lorp, make straight in the desert a high- 
way for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and 
every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the 
crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places 
plain. And the glory of the Lorp shall be revealed, 
and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of 
the Lorp hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And 
he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all 
the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. 
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the 
Spirit of the Lorp bloweth upon it: surely the peo- 
ple is grass. ‘I'he grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; 
but the word of our God shall stand for ever. O 
Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the 
high mountain: O Jerusalem, that bringest good 
tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be 
not afraid: say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your 


God! Behold, the Lord Gop will come with strong 
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210 SAINT JOHN BAPTIST’S DAY. 


hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his re- 
ward is with him, and his work before him. He 
shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather 
the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, 
and shall gently lead those that are with young. 


The Gospel. St. Luke 1. 57. 


EALISABETH’S full time came that she should be 

delivered; and she brought forth a son. And 
her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord 
had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced 
with her. And it came to pass that on the eighth day, 
they came to circumcise the child; and they called 
him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his 
mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be 
called John. And they said unto her, There is none 
of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they 
made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 
And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, 
His name is John. And they marvelled all. And his 
mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, 
and he spake, and praised God. And fear came on all 
that dwelt round about them; and all these sayings 
were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of 
Judea. And all they that heard them laid them up in 
their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this 
be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. And 
his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, 
and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of 
Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 
and hath raised up an horn of salvation for us, in the 
house of his servant David; as he spake by the mouth 
of his holy Prophets, which have been since the world 
began; that we should be saved from our enemies, 
and from the hand of all that hate us; to perform the 
mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his 
holy covenant; the oath which he sware to our father 


SAINT PETER’S DAY. 21d. 


Abraham, that he would grant unto us, that we, being 
delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve 
him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before 
him, all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt 
be called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt 
go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 
to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the 
remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of 
our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath 
visited us; to give light to them that sit in darkness 
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the 
way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong 
in spirit; and was in the deserts till the day of his 
showing unto Israel. 


Saint Peter's Dap. 


The Collect. 


O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ 

didst give to thy Apostle Saint Peter many ex- 
cellent gifts,and commandedst him earnestly to feed 
thy flock; Make, we beseech thee, all Bishops and 
Pastors diligently to preach thy holy Word, and the 
people obediently to follow the same, that they may 
receive the crown of everlasting glory; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts xi. 1. 


BOUT that time Herod the king stretched forth 

his hands to vex certain of the Church. And he 
killed James the brother of John with the sword. And, 
because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded fur- 
ther to take Peter also. (‘Then were the days of un- 
leavened bread.) And when he had apprehended him, 
he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quater- 
nions of soldiers to keep him, intending after Easter to 


2412 SAINT PETER’S DAY. 


bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was 
kept in prison; but prayer was made without ceasing 
of the Church unto God for him. And when Herod 
would have brought him forth, the same night Peter 
was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two 
chains; and the keepers before the door kept the 
prison. And behold, the Angel of the Lord came 
upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he 
smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, 
Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his 
hands. And the Angel said unto him, Gird thyself, 
and bind on thy sandals: and so he did. And he 
saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and fol- 
low me. And he went out, and followed him; and 
wist not that it was true which was done by the An- 
gel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were 
past the first and the second ward, they came unto 
the iron gate that leadeth unto the city, which opened 
to them of his own accord; and they went out, and 
passed on through one street, and forthwith the Angel 
departed from him. And when Peter was come to 
himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the 
Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath delivered me out 
of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation 
of the people of the Jews. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xvi. 13. 
HEN Jesus came into the coasts of Czesarea 


Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom 
do men say that I, the Son of Man, am? And they 
said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist, some 
Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the Prophets. 
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the 
Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus an- 
swered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon 
Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it 


SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE. 213 


unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I 
say also unto thee, ‘That thou art Peter, and upon 
this rock [ will build my Church; and the gates of 
hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto 
thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and what- 
soever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in 
heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth 
shall be loosed in heaven. 


Saint James the Apostle. 
The Collect. 


RANT, O merciful God, that as thine holy Apos- 

tle Saint James, leaving his father and all that he 

had, without delay was obedient unto the calling of 

thy Son Jesus Christ, and followed him; so we, 

forsaking all worldly and carnal affections, may be 

evermore ready to follow thy holy commandments ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts x1. 27, and part of Chap. xii. 


[N those days came prophets from Jerusalem unto 
Antioch. And there stood up one of them named 
Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should 
be great dearth throughout all the world; which came 
to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar. Then the dis- 
ciples, every man according to his ability, determined 
to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. 
Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the 
hands of Barnabas and Saul. Now about that time 
Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain 
of the Church. And he killed James the brother of 
John with the sword. And, because he saw it pleased 
the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. 


214 SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xx. 20. 


HEN came to him the mother of Zebedee’s chil- 
dren with her sons, worshipping him, and de- 
siring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, 
What wilt thou’? She saith unto him, Grant that 
these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, 
and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus 
answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are 
ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and 
to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized 
with? ‘They say unto him, We are able. And he 
saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and 
be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with- 
but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, 1s not 
mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom 
it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard 
it, they were moved with indignation against the two 
brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, 
Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise 
dominion over them, and they that are great exercise 
authority upon them. But it shall not be so among 
you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him 
be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among 
you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of Man 
came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and 
to give his life a ransom for many. 


Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. 


The Collect. 


O ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who didst 

give to thine Apostle Bartholomew grace truly 
to believe and to preach thy Word; Grant, we beseech 
thee, unto thy Church, to love that Word which he 


SAINT BARTHOLOMEW THE APOSTLE. 215 


believed, and both to preach and receive the same; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Acts v. 12. 
B* the hands of the Apostles were many signs and 


wonders wrought among the people; (and they 
were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch ; and of 
the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the 
people magnified them; and believers were the more 
added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and 
women ;) insomuch that they brought forth the sick 
into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, 
that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might 
overshadow some of them. ‘There came also a mul- 
titude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, 
bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed 
with unclean spirits; and they were healed every 
one. 


The Gospel. St. Luke xxii. 24. 


ND there was also a strife among them, which of 
them should be accounted the greatest. And he 
said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise 
lordship over them; and they that exercise authority 
upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not 
be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be 
as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth 
serve. lor whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, 
or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but 
IT am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they 
which have continued with me in my temptations. 
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father 
hath appointed unto me; that ye may eat and drink 
at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judg- 
ing the twelve tribes of Israel. 


216 SAINT MATTHEW THE APOSTLE. 


Saint Matthew the Apostle. 
The Collect. 
O ALMIGHTY God, who by thy blessed Son 


didst call Matthew from the receipt of custom 
to be an Apostle and Evangelist; Grant us grace to 
forsake all covetous desires, and inordinate love of 
riches, and to follow the same thy Son Jesus Christ, 
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. 2 Cor. iv. 1. 
HEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, as 


we have received mercy, we faint not; but have 
renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walk- 
ing in craftiness, nor handling the Word of God de- 
ceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commend- 
ing ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of 
God. But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that 
are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded 
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light 
of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of 
God, should shine unto them. For we preach not 
ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves 
your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who com- 
manded the light to shine out of darkness, hath 
shined in our hearts, to give the light of the know-’ 


ledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. ix. 9. 


ND as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a 
man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of 
custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he 
arose, and followed him. And it came to pass, as 
Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many Publi- 
cans and sinners came and sat down with him and his — 
disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said 


SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 27 


unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with Pub- 
licans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, he 
said unto them, ‘They that be whole need not a phy- 
sician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn 
what that meaneth, | will have mercy, and not sac- 
rifice ; for I am not come to call the righteous, but 
sinners to repentance. 


Saint Michael and all Angels. 


The Collect. 
EVERLASTING God, who hast ordained and 


constituted the services of Angels and men in a 
wonderful order; Mercifully grant, that as thy holy 
Angels always do thee service in heaven, so, by thy 
appointment, they may succour and defend us on 
earth ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


For the Epistle. Rev. xu. 7. 


HERE was war in heaven: Michael and his an- 

gels fought against the dragon; and the dragon 
fought and his angels; and prevailed not, neither was 
their place found any more in heaven. And the great 
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the 
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; 
he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were 
cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying 
in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and 
the kingdom of our God, and the-power of his Christ: 
for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which 
accused them before our God day and night. And 
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by 
the word of their testimony ; and they loved not their 
lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, 
and ye that dwell in them! Wo to the inhabiters of 


the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down 
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218 SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 


unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth 
that he hath but a short time. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. xvui. 1. 


T the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, 
saying, Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of 
Heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, 
and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily 
I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become 
as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom 
of Heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble him- 
self as this little child, the same is greatest in the 
Kingdom of Heaven. And whoso shall receive one 
such little child in my Name, receiveth me. But 
whoso shall offend one of these little ones which be- 
lieve in me, it were better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and that he were drown- 
ed in the depth of the sea. Wo unto the world be- 
cause of offences! for it must needs be that offences 
come; but wo to that man by whom the offence 
cometh! Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend 
thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is bet- 
ter for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather 
than having two hands or two feet to be cast into 
everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck 
it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to 
enter into life with one eye, rather than having two 
eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Take heed that ye de- 
spise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, 
That in heaven their angels do always behold the 
face of my Father which is in heaven. 


Saint Luke the Evangelist. 
The Collect. 
A EMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the Phy- 


sician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an 


SAINT LUKE THE EVANGELIST. 219 


Evangelist, and Physician of the soul; May it please 
thee, that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine 
delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be 
healed; through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. 2 ‘Tim. iv. 5. 
W ATCH thou in all things, endure afflictions, do 


the work of an Evangelist, make full proof of 
thy ministry. For I am now ready to be offered, and 
the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought 
a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept 
the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown 
of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, 
shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but 
unto all them also that love his appearing. Do thy 
diligence to come shortly unto me: for Demas hath 
forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is 
departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, 'Ti- 
tus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take 
Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable 
to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent 
to Ephesus. The cloak that I left at Troas with 
Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee; and the 
books, but especially the parchments. Alexander the 
coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him 
according to his works. Of whom be thou ware al- 
so; for he hath greatly withstood our words. 


The Gospel. St. Luke x. 1. 
PSHE Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent 


them two and two before his face into every city 
and place, whither he himself would come. There- 
fore said he unto them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but 
the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of 
the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into 
his harvest. Go your ways; behold, I send you forth 


220) SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE. 


as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor 
scrip, nor shoes, and salute no man by the way. And 
into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be te 
this house! And if the son of peace be there, your 
peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you 
again. And in the same house remain, eating and 
drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is 
worthy of his hire. 


Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles. 
The Collect. 


QO ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church 

upon the foundation of the Apostles and Pro- 
phets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner- 
stone ; Grant us so to be joined together in unity of 
spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy 
temple acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. St. Jude 1. 


UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of 
James, to them that are sanctified by God the 
Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love be multiplied. 
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you 
of the common salvation, it was needful for me to’ 
write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly 
contend for the faith which was once delivered unto 
the saints. For there are certain men crept in una- 
wares, who were before of old ordained to this con- 
demnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God 
into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God 
and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you 
in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that 
the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of 


SAINT SIMON AND SAINT JUDE 221 


Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but 
left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlast- 
ing chains under darkness unto the judgment of the 
great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the 
cities about them, in like manner giving themselves 
over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are 
set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of 
eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile 
the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 


The Gospel. St. John xv. 17. 


PPS HESE things [ command you, that ye love one 

another. If the world hate you, ye know that 
it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the 
world, the world would love his own: but because ye 
are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the 
world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember 
the word that I said unto you, The servant is not 
greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, 
they will also persecute you; if they have kept my 
saying, they will keep yours also But all these things 
will they do unto you for my Name’s sake, because 
they know not Him that sent me. If I had not come 
and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now 
they have no cloak for their sin. He that hateth me 
hateth my Father also. If I had not done among 
them the works which none other man did, they had 
not had sin; but now have they both seen and hated 
both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, 
that the word might be fulfilled that is written in 
their law, They hated me without a cause. But 
when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto 
you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, which 
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. 
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been 
with me from the beginning. 

T 2 


922 ALL SAINTS’ DAY. 


All Saints’ Day. 
The Collect. 
O ALMIGHTY God, who hast knit together thine 


elect in one communion and fellowship, in the 
mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us 
grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous 
and godly living, that we may come to those unspeak 
able joys, which thou hast prepared for those who 
unfeignedly love thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord 
Amen. 


For the Epistle Rev. vi. 2. 


ND I saw another angel ascending from the east, 
having the seal of the living God: and he cried 
with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was 
given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not 
the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have 
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And 
I heard the number of them which were sealed; and 
there were sealed an hundred and forty and four 
thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 
Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Nephthali were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. 
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. 
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed tweive thou- 
sand. ‘ 
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. 
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. 
Ot the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. 


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Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. 

Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thou- 
sand. 

After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which 
no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and 
people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and be- 
fore the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in 
their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Sal- 
vation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and 
unto the Lamb! And all the angels stood round about 
the throne, and about the elders, and the four beasts, 
and fell before the throne on their faces, and worship- 
ped God, saying, Amen; Blessing, and glory, and wis- 
dom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and 
might, be unto our God for ever and ever! Amen. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 1. 


ESUS seeing the multitudes, went up into a moun- 
tain: and when he was set, his disciples came un- 
to him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, 
saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the 
Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : 
for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : 
for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which 
do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall 
be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall ob- 
tain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they 
shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers: for 
they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are 
they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake : 
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are 
ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, 
and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, 
for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for 
great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted 
they the prophets which were before you. 





224 


THE ORDER FOR THE 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER, - 


OR 


HOLY COMMUNION. 


q If among those who come to be partakers of the Holy Communion, the 
Minister shall know any to be an open and notorious evil liver, or to — 
have done any wrong to his neighbours by word or deed, so that the 
Congregation be thereby offended ; he shall advertise him, that he pre- 
sume not to come to the Lord’s Table, until he have openly declared 
himself to have truly repented and amended his former evil life, that 
the Congregation may thereby be satisfied; and that he hath recom- 
pensed the parties to whom he hath done wrong; or at least declare 
himself to be in full purpose so to do, as soon as he conveniently may. 


“| The same order shall the Minister use with those, betwixt whom he 

- perceiveth malice and hatred to reign; not suffering them to be par- 
takers of the Lord’s Table, until he know them to be reconciled. And 
if one of the parties, so at variance, be content to forgwe from the bot- — 
tom of his heart all that the other hath trespassed against him, and to 
make amends for that wherein he himself hath offended; and the other 
party will not be persuaded to a godly unity, but remain still in his 
frowardness and malice; the Minister in that case ought to admit the 
penitent person to the Holy Communion, and not him that 1s obstinate. 
Provided, that every Minster so repelling any, as is herein specified, ‘ 
shall be obliged to give an account of the same to the Ordinary, as soon | 
as convenently may be. : 


9 The Table, at the Communion-time having a fair white linen cloth up- 
on it, shall stand in the body of the Church, or in the Chancel. And — 
the Minister, standing at the right side of the Table, or where Morn- 4 
ing and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said, shall say the Lord’s j 
Prayer and the Collect following, the People kneeling ; but the Lord’s 
Prayer may be omitted, if Morning Prayer hath been said immediate- 
ly before. 


OLE Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy — 
Name. ‘Thy kingdom come. ‘Thy will be done — 
on earth, As it isin heaven. Give us this day our dai- 
ly bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not 
into temptation ; But deliver us from evil: For thine — 


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is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for 
ever and ever. Amen. 


The Collect. 
ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, 


all desires known, and from whom no secrets are 

hid ; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspi- 

ration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love 

thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

§| Then shall the Minister, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly the 

Ten CommanpMents ; and the People, still kneeling, shall, after every 


commandment, ask God mercy for their transgressions for the time 
past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come, as followeth. 


Minister. 


1 OD spake these words, and said; [ am the Lord 
thy God: Thou shalt have none other gods but 
me. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. 'Thou shalt not make to thyself any 
graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in 
heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water 
under the earth. ‘Thou shalt not bow down to them, 
nor worship them: for | the Lord thy God am a 
jealous God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the 
children, unto the third and fourth generation of them 
that hate me; and show mercy unto thousands in 
them that love me, and keep my commandments. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

“Minister. 'Thou shalt not take the Name of the 
Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him 
guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Remember that thou keep holy the Sab- 

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226 THE COMMUNION. 


bath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that 
thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath 
of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner 
of work; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy 
man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the 
stranger that is within thy gates. Jor in six days the 
Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in 
them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the 
Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Honour thy father and thy mother; that 
thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy — 
God giveth thee. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. ‘Thou shalt do no murder. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. 'Thou shalt not steal. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our 
hearts to keep this law. 

Minister. 'Thou shalt not bear false witness against 
thy neighbour. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our ~ 
hearts to keep this law. 
Minister. 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor 
his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor 

any thing that is his. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all 
these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. 

4 Then the Minister may say, 
Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. 


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HOU shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy 
mind. This is the first and great commandment. And 
the second is like unto it; ‘Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour as thyself. On these two commandments hang 
all the Law and the Prophets. 


Let us pray. 
O ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouch- 


safe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and 
govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy 
laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that, 
through thy most mighty protection, both here and 
ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through 
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

4 Then shall be said the Collect of the Day. And immediately after the 
Collect the Minister shall read the Epistle, saying, 'The Epistle [or, 
The portion of Scripture appointed for the Epistle] is written in the 
— Chapter of , beginning at the — Verse. And the Epistle 
ended, he shall say, Here endeth the Epistle. Then shall he read the 


Gospel (the People all standing up) saying, The Holy Gospel is writ- 
ten in the — Chapter of , beginning at the — Verse. 


9 Here the People shall say, 
Glory be to thee, O Lord. 


“| Then shall be read the Apostles’, or Nicene Creed; unless one of them 
hath been read immediately before in the Morning Service. 








“| Then the Minister shall declare unto the People what Holy-days, or 
Fasting-days, are in the week following to be observed ; and (if occa- 
sion be) shall Notice be given of the Communion, and of the Bans of 
Matrimony, and other matters to be published. 


“| Then shall follow the Sermon. After which, the Minister, when there 
is a Communion, shall return to the Lord’s Table, and begin the Of- 
fertory, saying one or more of these Sentences following, as he thinke 
most convenient. 


1 ae your light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your Father 
which is in heaven. ‘S¢. Matt. v. 16. 
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth; 
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 


228 THE COMMUNION. 


break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves 
treasures in heaven; where neither moth nor rust doth 
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor 
steal. S#. Matt. vi. 19, 20. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, 
even so do to them: for this is the Law and the 
Prophets. S¢. Matt. vii. 12. 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall 
enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father which is in heaven. St. Matt. 
5 eg 

Zaccheus stood forth, and said unto the Lord, Be- 
hold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; 
and if [ have done any wrong to any man, I restore 
fourfold. S¢. Luke xix. 8. 

Who goeth a warfare at any time of his own cost! 
Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit 
thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of 
the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. 

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a 
great matter if we shall reap your worldly things? 
Tors ike LL. 

Do ye not know, that they who minister about holy 
things live of the sacrifice; and they who wait at the 
altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the 
Lord also ordained, that they who preach the Gospel 
should live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. 

He that soweth little shall reap little; and he that 
soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every 
man do according as he is disposed in his heart, not 
grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful 
Bayer. 2 Cor. ix. 6,°7 

Let him that is taught in the Word minister unto 
him that teacheth, in all good things. Be not deceived, 
God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth that 
shall he reap. Grail. vi. 6, 7. 

While we have time, let us do good unto all men; 


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and especially unto them that are of the household of 
faith. Grad. vi. 10. 

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with 
that he hath: for we brought nothing into this world, 
neither may we carry any thing out. 1 T%m. vi. 6, 7. 

Charge them who are rich in this world, that they 
be ready to give, and glad to distribute; laying up in 
store for themselves a good foundation against the time 
to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tm. vi. 
7 elo, Ld. 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your 
works, and labour that proceedeth of love; which love 
ye have showed for his Name’s sake, who have minis- 
tered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Hed. vi. 10. 

To do good, and to distribute, forget not; for with 
such sacrifices God is well pleased. Hed. xiii. 16. 

Whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother 
have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, 
how dwelleth the love of Godin him? 1 St. John 
HLS) ¢: 

Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face 
from any poor man; and then the face of the Lord 
shall not be turned away from thee. Todvt iv. 7. 

Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, 
give plenteously; if thou hast little, do thy diligence 
gladly to give of that little: for so gatherest thou thy- 
self a good reward in the day of necessity. Tobit iv. 
opt 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the 
Lorp: and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid 
him again. Prov. xix. 17. | 

Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and 
needy: the Lorn shall deliver him in the time of 
trouble. Psalm xii. 1. 


§] Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-wardens, 
or other fit persons appointed for that purpose, shall receiwe the Alms 
for the Poor, and other Devotions of the People, in a decent Basin to 

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230 THE COMMUNION. 


be provided by the Parish for that purpose; and reverently bring it to 
the Priest, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table. 


§| And the Priest shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and 
Wine as he shall think sufficient. After which done, he shall say, 


Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church 
militant. 


LMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy holy 

Apostle hast taught us to make prayers, and sup- 
plications, and to give thanks for allmen; We humbly 
beseech thee most mercifully [*¢o accept our alms and 
oblations, and| to receive these our prayers, which we 
offer unto thy Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to 
inspire continually the Universal Church with the 
spirit of truth, unity, and concord: And grant that all 
those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in 
the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity, and 
godly love. We beseech thee also, so to direct and 
dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they 
may truly and impartially administer justice, to the 
punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the main- 
tenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give grace, 
O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other Minis- 
ters, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, 
set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and 
duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy 
people give thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this 
congregation here present; that, with meek heart and 
due reverence, they may hear, and receive thy holy 
Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteous- 
ness all the days of their life. And we most humbly 
beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort 
and succour all those who, in this transitory life, are 
in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other ad- 
versity. And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy 


* If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words [to accept our 
alms and oblations, and] be left unsuid. 


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servants departed this life in thy faith and fear; be- 
seeching thee to give us grace so to follow their good 
examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy 
heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus 
Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. 
Amen. 
§| When the Minister giveth warning for the Celebration of the Holy 
Communion, (which he shall always do upon the Sunday, or some Holy 


Day, immediately preceding,) he shall read this Exhortation follow- 
ing ; er so much thereof as, in his discretion, he may think convenient. 


EARLY beloved, on day next I purpose, 
through God’s assistance, to administer to all 
such as shall be religiously and devoutly disposed the 
most comfortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood 
of Christ; to be by them received in remembrance of 
his meritorious Cross and Passion ; whereby alone we 
obtain remission of our sins, and are made partakers 
of the Kingdom of Heaven. Wherefore it is our duty 
to render most humble and hearty thanks to Almighty 
God, our heavenly Father, for that he hath given his 
Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, not only to die for us, 
but also to be our spiritual food and sustenance in that 
holy Sacrament. Which being so divine and com- 
fortable a thing to them who receive it worthily, and 
so dangerous to those who will presume to receive it 
unworthily ; my duty is to exhort you, in the mean 
season to consider the dignity of that holy mystery, 
and the great peril of the unworthy receiving thereof; 
and so to search and examine your own consciences, 
(and that not lightly, and after the manner of dissem- 
blers with God; but so) that ye may come holy and 
clean to such a heavenly Feast, in the marriage-gar- 
ment required by God in holy Scripture, and be re- 
ceived as worthy partakers of that holy ‘Table. 
The way and means thereto is; First, to examine 
your lives and conversations by the rule of God’s 
commandments; and whereinsoever ye shall perceive 





232 THE COMMUNION. 


yourselves to have offended, either by will, word, ox 
deed, there to bewail your own sinfulness, and to con- 
fess yourselves to Almighty God, with full purpose of 
amendment of life. And if ye shall perceive your 
offences to be such as are not only against God, but 
also against your neighbours; then ye shall reconcile 
yourselves unto them; being ready to make restitution 
and satisfactjon, according to the uttermost of your 
powers, for all injuries and wrongs done by you to 
any other; and being likewise ready to forgive others 
who have offended you, as ye would have forgiveness 
of your offences at God’s hand: for otherwise the re- 
ceiving of the holy Communion doth nothing else but 
increase your condemnation. ‘Therefore, if any of 
you be a blasphemer of God, an hinderer or slanderer 
of his Word, an adulterer, or be in malice, or envy, or 
in any other grievous crime; repent ye of your sins, 
or else come not to that holy ‘Table. 

And because it is requisite that no man should 
come to the holy Communion, but with a full trust in 
God’s mercy, and with a quiet conscience; therefore, 
if there be any of you, who by this means cannot 
quiet his own conscience herein, but requireth further 
comfort or counsel, let him come to me, or to some 
other Minister of God’s Word, and open his grief; 
that he may receive such godly counsel and advice, as 
may tend to the quieting of his conscience, and the 
removing of all scruple and doubtfulness. 


¥ Or, in case he shall see the People negligent to come to the Holy Com- 
munion, instead of the former, he shall use this Exhortation. 


EARLY beloved brethren, on ———— I intend, 

by God’s grace, to celebrate the Lord’s Supper: 

unto which, in God’s behalf, I bid you all who are 
here present; and beseech you, for the Lord Jesus 
Christ’s sake, that ye will not refuse to come thereto, 
being so lovingly called and bidden by God himself 
Ye know how grievous and unkind a thing it is, when 


THE COMMUNION. 233 


a man hath prepared a rich feast, decked his table 
with all kind of provision, so that there lacketh noth- 
ing but the guests to sit down; and yet they who are 
called (without any cause) most unthankfully refuse 
to come. Which of you in such a case would not be 
moved! Who would not think a great injury and 
wrong done unto him? Wherefore, most dearly be- 
loved in Christ, take ye good heed, lest ye, with- 
drawing yourselves from this holy Supper, provoke 
God’s indignation against you. It is an easy matter 
for a man to say, | will not communicate, because I 
am otherwise hindered with worldly business. But 
such excuses are not so easily accepted and allowed 
before God. If any man say, I am a grievous sinner, 
and therefore am afraid to come: wherefore then do 
ye not repent and amend? When God calleth you, 
are ye not ashamed to say ye will not come? When 
ye should return to God, will ye excuse yourselves, 
and say ye are not ready! Consider earnestly with 
yourselves how little such feigned excuses will avail 
before God. ‘Those who refused the feast in the 
Gospel, because they had bought a farm, or would try 
their yokes of oxen, or because they were married, 
were not so excused, but counted unworthy of the 
heavenly feast. Wherefore, according to mine Office, 
{ bid you in the Name of God, I call you in Christ’s 
behalf, | exhort you, as ye love your own salvation, 
that ye will be partakers of this holy Communion. 
And as the Son of God did vouchsafe to yield up his 
soul by death upon the Cross for your salvation; so 
itis your duty to receive the Communion in remem- 
brance of the sacrifice of his death, as he himself 
hath commanded: which if ye shall neglect to do, 
consider with yourselves how great is your ingrati- 
tude to God, and how sore punishment hangeth over 
your heads for the same; when ye wilfully abstain 


from the Lord’s Table, and separate from your breth- 
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234 THE COMMUNION. 


ren, who come to feed on the banquet of that most 
heavenly food. These things if ye earnestly consider, 
ye will by God’s grace return to a better mind: for 
the obtaining whereof we shall not cease to make our 
humble petitions unto Almighty God, our heavenly 
Father. 


| At the time of the Celebration of the Communion, the Priest shall say 
this Exhortation. 


EARLY beloved in the Lord, ye who mind to 
come to the holy Communion of the Body and 
Blood of our Saviour Christ, must consider how Saint 
Paul exhorteth all persons diligently to try and ex- 
amine themselves, before they presume to eat of that 
Bread, and drink of that Cup. For as the benefit is 
great, if with a true penitent heart and lively faith we 
receive that holy Sacrament; so is the danger great, 
if we receive the same unworthily. Judge therefore 
yourselves, brethren, that ye be not judged of the 
Lord; repent ye truly for your sins past; have a live- 
ly and steadfast faith in Christ our Saviour; amend 
your lives, and be in perfect charity with all men; so 
shall ye be meet partakers of those holy mysteries. 
And above all things ye must give most humble and 
hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost, for the redemption of the world by the 
death and passion of our Saviour Christ, both God 
and man; who did humble himself, even to the death 
upon the Cross, for us, miserable sinners, who lay in 
darkness and the shadow of death; that he might 
make us the children of God, and exalt us to ever- 
lasting life. And to the end that we should always 
remember the exceeding great love of our Master, 
and only Saviour, Jesus Christ, thus dying for us, and 
the innumerable benefits which by his precious blood- 
shedding he hath obtained for us; he hath instituted 
and ordained holy mysteries, as pledges of his love, 


THE COMMUNION. 235 


and for a continual remembrance of his death, to our 
great and endless comfort. ‘Io him therefore, with 
the Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we 
are most bounden) continual thanks ; submitting our- 
selves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and stu- 
dying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness 
all the days of our life. Amen. 


§ Then shall the Priest say to those who come to receive the Holy 
Communion, 
E who do truly and earnestly repent you of your 
sins, and are in love and charity with your neigh- 
bours, and intend to lead a new life, following the 
commandments of God, and walking from henceforth 
in his holy ways; Draw near with faith, and take 
this holy Sacrament to your comfort; and make your 
humble confession to Almighty God, devoutly kneel- 
ing. 


4 Then shall this general Confession be made, by the Priest and all 
those who are minded to recewe the Holy Communion, humbly 
kneeling. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men; 
We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and 
wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most griev- 
ously have committed, By thought, word, and deed, 
Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly 
thy wrath and indignation against us. We do ear- 
nestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our 
misdoings; ‘I‘he remembrance of them is grievous 
unto us; he burden of them is intolerable. Have 
mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful 
Father; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, 
_ Forgive us all that is past; And grant that we may 
ever hereafter Serve and please thee In newness of 
life, To the honour and glory of thy Name; ‘Through 
Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. 


236 THE COMMUNION. 


4 Then shall the Priest (the Bishop if he be present) sand up, and 
turning to the People, say, 
ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of 

his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of 
sins to all those who with hearty repentance and 
true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; 
pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm - 
and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you 
to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


9 Then shall the Priest say, 


Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ 
saith unto all who truly turn to him. 


COME unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy 
laden, and [ will refresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. 


So God loved the world, that he gave his only- 
begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him 
should not perish, but have everlasting life. S¢. John 
il. 16. 

Hear also what Saint Paul saith. 


This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be 
received, hat Christ Jesus came into the world to 
save sinners. 1 Z%m.1. 15. 


Hear also what Saint John saith. 


If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the 
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the 
Propitiation for our sins. 1 S¢. John ii. 1, 2. 


G After which the Priest shall proceed, saying, 


Lift up your hearts. 

Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. 
Priest. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 
Answer. It is meet and right so to do. 


THE COMMUNION. 23:7 


{| Then shall the Priest turn to the Lord’s Table, and say, 


Tt is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that 
we should at all times, and in all places, give 
thanks unto thee, O Lord, [*Holy Father, | Almighty, 


Everlasting God. 


{| Here shall follow the Proper Preface, according to the time, if there 
be any specially appointed ; or else immediately shall be said or sung 
by the Priest and People, 


PPSHEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and 

with all the company of heaven, we laud and 
magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, 
and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, 
heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to 
thee, O Lord Most High. Amen. 


PROPER PREFACES. 


Upon Christmas-day, and seven days after. 
BECAUSE thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only 


Son, to be born as at this time for us; who, by 
the operation of the Holy Ghost, was made very man, 
of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother ; and 
that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. 


Therefore with Angels, &c. 


Upon Easter-day, and seven days after. 


Bur chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the 

glorious Resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb, which 
was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the 
world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and, 
by his rising to life again, hath restored to us ever- 


Jasting life. ‘Therefore with Angels, &c. 


* These words [Holy Father] must be omitted on Trinity Sunday, 


238 THE COMMUNION. 


Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after. 


PPSHROUGH thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus 

Christ our Lord; who, after his most glorious 
Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all his Apostles, 
and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to prepare 
a place for us; that where he is, thither we might 
also ascend, and reign with him in glory. ‘Therefore 


with Angels, &c. 


Upon Whit-Sunday, and six days after. 
HROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord; according to 


whose most true promise, the Holy Ghost came 
down as at this time from heaven, with a sudden great 
sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness 
of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach 
them, and to lead them to all truth; giving them both 
the gift of divers languages, and also boldness with 
fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all 
nations; whereby we have been brought out of dark- 
ness and error into the clear light and true knowledge 
of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. Therefore 
with Angels, dc. 


Upon the Feast of ‘Trinity only, may be said, 
W HO art one God, one Lord; not one only Per- 


son, but three Persons in one Substance. For 
that which we believe of the glory of the Father, the 
same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, 
without any difference or inequality. ‘Therefore with 


Angels, &c. 


q Or else this may be said, the words [Holy Father] being retained in 
the introductory Address. 


Rek the precious death and merits of thy Son Je- 
sus Christ our Lord, and for the sending to us 
of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; who are one 


THE COMMUNION. 239 


with thee in thy Eternal Godhead. Therefore with 
Angels, &c. 
| Then shall the Priest, kneeling down at the Lord’s Table, say, in the 


name of all those who shall recewve the Communion, this Prayer fol- 
lowing. 


WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, O 
“merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteous- 
ness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are 
not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under 
thy Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose pro- 
perty is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, 
gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son 
Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful 
bodies may be made clean by his body, and our souls 
washed through his most precious blood, and that we 
may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. 


3] When the Priest, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Breaa 
and Wine, that he may with the more readiness and decency break the 
Bread before the People, and take the Cup into his hands, he shall say 
the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth. 

LL glory be to thee Almighty God, our heavenly 
Father, for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst 

give thine only Son Jestis Christ to suffer death upon 
the Cross for our redemption; who made there (by 
his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, per- 
fect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, 
for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, 

and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a 

perpetual memory of that his precious death and sac- 

rifice, until his coming again: For in the night in 
which he was betrayed, (@) he took 

Bread; and when he had given (a) Here the Priest is 

thanks, (b) he brake it, and gave hands. hs ONS 

it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take, (») And here to break 
eat, (c) this is my Body, which is tS Ese: 

given for you; do this in remem- Pe Ane fare to laughs 

brance of me. Likewisé, after sup- 


240 THE COMMUNION. 


pet; (2) he took the Cup ; 4 and (a) Here he isto take the 

when he had given thanks, he gave Cup into his hand. 

it to them, saying, Drink ye all of | (b) And here he is to lay 
his hand upon every vessel, . 

this ; for (b) this is my Blood of which there is any Wine 
to be consecrated. 

the N ew ‘l'estament, which is shed 

for you, and for many, for the remission of sins; do- 

this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance 

of me. 


W SEREFORE, O Lord and heavenly ,,, | Obtation : 
Father, according to the institution 
of thy dearly beloved Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here 
before thy Divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, 
which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son 
hath commanded us to make; having in remem- 
brance his blessed passion and precious death, his 
mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; render- 
ing unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumera- 
ble benefits procured unto us by the same. 
And we most humbly beseech thee, O 
merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy almighty 
goodness, vouchsafe to blegs and sanctify, with thy 
Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures 
of bread and wine; that we, receiving them accord- 
ing to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ’s holy insti- 
tution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may 
be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. 
And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mer- 
cifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and 
thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, 
that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, 
and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole 
Church, may obtain fasion an our sins, and all 
other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and 
resent unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and — 
sodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice — 


The Invocation. 


THE COMMUNION. 241 


unto thee; humbly beseeching thee, that we, and all 
others who shall be partakers of this Holy Commun- 
ion, may worthily receive the most precious Body 
and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy 
grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body 
with him,. that he may dwell in them, and they in 
him. And although we are unworthy, through our 
manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice; yet we 
beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and 
service; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our 
offences, through Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, 
and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all 
honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, 
world without end. Amen. 


@ Here shall be sung a Hymn, or part of a Hymn, from the Selection 
for the Feasts and Fasts, &c. 


“| Then shall the Priest first receive the Communion in both kinds him- 
self, and proceed to deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Dea- 
cons, in like manner, (if any be present) and, after that, to the People 
also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling. And when he 
delivereth the Bread, he shall say, 


PVE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was 

given for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto 
everlasting life. ‘Take and eat this in remembrance 
that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart 
by faith, with thanksgiving. 


qT And the Minister who delivereth the Cup shall say, 


HE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was 

shed for thee, preserve thy body and soul unto 

everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that 
Christ’s Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. 


| If the consecrated Bread or Wine be spent before all have communt- 
cated, the Priest is to consecrate more, according to the Form before 
prescribed; beginning ai—All glory be to thee, Almighty God—and 
ending with these words—partakers of his most blessed Body and 
Blood. 
xX 31 


a ae 


242 THE COMMUNION. 


“| When all have communicated, the Minister shall return to the Lord’s 
Table, and reverently place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated 
Elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth. 


{| Then shall the Minister say the Lord’s Prayer, the People repeating 
after him every Petition. 


(Uk Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy 

Name. Thy kingdom come. ‘Thy will be done 
on earth, As itis in heaven. Give us this day our 
daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we 
forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us 
not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever and ever. Amen. 


q After shall be said as followeth. 


ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we most heartily 

thank thee, for that thou dost vouchsafe to feed 
us who have duly received these holy mysteries, with 
the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood 
of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure 
us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; 
and that we are very members incorporate in the 
mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed com- 
pany of all faithful people; and are also heirs through 
hope of thy everlasting kingdom, by the merits of the 
most precious death and passion of thy dear Son. 
And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Fa- 
ther, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may con- 
tinue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good 
works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee 
and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world 


without end. Amen. 


§ Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in excelsis ; or some 
proper Hymn from the Selection. 


GLORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, 


good will towards men. We praise thee, we 


THE COMMUNION. 243 


bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give 
thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, 
heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O 
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that 
takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon 
us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, 
have mercy uponus. ‘Thou that takest away the sins 
of the world, receive our prayer. ‘Thou that sittest 
at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy 
upon us. ) 

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; 
thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most 
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. 


9 Then the Priest (the Bishop if he be present) shall let them depart 


with this Blessing. 


pee peace of God, which passeth all understand- 

, keep your hearts and minds in the know- 
ledge oh love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst 
you, and remain with you always. Amen. 


% Collects that may be said after the Collects of Morning or Evening 
Prayer, or Communion, at the discretion of the Minister. 


ASsist us mercifully, O Lord, in these our sup- 

plications and prayers, and dispose the way of 
thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting sal- 
vation; that, among all the changes and chances of 
this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy 
-most gracious and ready help; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


(GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that the 

words which we have heard this day with our 
outward ears, may, through thy grace, be so grafted 
nwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in us 


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244 THE COMMUNION. 


the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of 
thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


IRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy 
most gracious favour, and further us with thy 
continual help; that in all our works begun, con- 
tinued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy 
Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting 
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


LMIGHTY God, the fountain of all wisdom, who 
knowest our necessities before we ask, and our 
ignorance in asking; We beseech thee to have com- 
passion upon our infirmities ; and those things, which 
for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blind- 
ness we cannot ask, vouchsafe to give us, for the 
worthiness of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised to hear the 

petitions of those who ask in thy Son’s Name; 
We beseech thee mercifully to incline thine ears to us | 
who have now made our prayers and supplications 
unto thee; and grant, that those things which we 
have faithfully asked according to thy will, may ef- 
fectually be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, 


and to the setting forth of thy glory; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


“| Upon the Sundays and other Holy Days (uf there be no. Sermon or | 
Communion) shall be said all that 1s appointed at the Communion, unto 
the end of the Gospel, concluding with the Blessing. 


§ And if any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Com- 
munion, it shall not be carried out of the Church; but the Minister and 
other Communicants shall, immediately after the Blessing, reverently 
eat and drink the same. 


245 


THE MINISTRATION OF 


PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS, 


TO BE USED IN THE CHURCH. 


| The People are to be admonished, that it is most convenient that Baptism should not be ad- 
ministered but upon Sundays and other Holy Days, or Prayer Days. Nevertheless (if 
necessity so require) Baptism may be administered upon any other day. 


I There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and 
one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers ; and Parents 
shall be admitted as Sponsors, tf it be desired. 


| When there are children to be baptized, the Parents or Sponsors shall give knowledge thereof, 
before the beginning of Morning Prayer, to the Minister. And then the Godfathers and 
Godmothers, and the People with the Children, must be ready at the Font, either immediately 
after the last Lesson at Morning Prayer, or else immediately after the last Lesson at Even- 
ing Prayer, as the Minister by his discretion shall appoint. And the Minister coming to the 
Font, (which is then to be filled with pure Water,) and standing there, shall say, 


HATH this Child been already baptized, or no? 
| If they answer, No: then shall the Minister proceed as followeth. 


EARLY beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in 
sin; and our Saviour Christ saith, None can enter into the King- 
dom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and of the 
Holy Ghost; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our 
Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous mercy, he will grant to this 
Child that which by nature he cannot have; that he may be baptized 
with Water and the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ’s holy Church, 
and be made a living member of the same. 


| Then shall the Minister say, 
Let us pray. 


he ee and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save 
Noah and his family in the ark from perishing by water; and also 

didst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the Red Sea, 
figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of thy well-be- 
loved Son Jesus Christ in the river Jordan, didst sanctify Water to the 
mystical washing away of sin; We beseech thee, for thine infinite mer- 
cies. that thou wilt mercifully look upon this Child; wash /im and sanc- 
tify him with the Holy Ghost; that he, being delivered from thy wrath, 
may be received into the ark of Christ's Church ; and being steadfast in 
faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so pass the waves 
of this troublesome world, that finally he may come to the land of ever- 
lasting life, there to reign with thee, world without end ; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

T Or this. 


Aeon and immortal God, the aid of all who need, the helper 

of all'who flee to thee for succour, the life of those who believe, 

and the resurrection of the dead; We call upon thee for thzs Infant, that 

he, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive remission of sin, by spiritual 
X 2 


246 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 


regeneration. Receive him, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well- 
beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall have; seek, and ye shall find; 
knock, and it shall be opened unto you. So give now unto us who ask, 
let us who seek, find; open the gate unto us who knock; that this Infant 
may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may 
come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised by Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 
| Then the Minister shall say as follows: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed té 
the Sponsors ; and from thence to the Prayer immediately before the Immersion, or the pour- 
ing of water on the infant. But note; that in every church the intermediate parts of thé 
Service shall be used, once at least in every month, (if there be a baptism) for the better in- 
structing of the People in the Grounds of Infant Baptism. 
Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. Mars, in the tenth Chapter 
at the thirteenth Verse. 


eS brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them , 
and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus 
saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the King- 
dom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the 
Kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he 
took them up in his arms, put his ‘hands upon them, and blessed them. 
| After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of 
the Gospel. 
ELOVED, ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ, 
that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he 
blamed those who would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth 
all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how, by his outward 
gesture and deed, he declared his good will toward them; for he em- 
braced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed them. 
Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he will likewise 
favourably receive this present Infant; that he will embrace him with 
the arms of his mercy ; that he will give unto Azm the blessing of eternal 
life, and make Aim partaker of his everlasting kingdom. 

Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly 
Father towards this Infant, declared by his Son Jesus Christ; and 
nothing doubting but that he favourably alloweth this charitable work of 
ours in bringing this Infant to his holy Baptism; let us faithfully and 
devoutly give thanks unto him, and say, 


LEG EX and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee 
humble thanks, that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the know- 
ledge of thy grace, and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and con- 
firm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to thas Infant, that 
he may be born again, and be made an heir of everlasting salvation; 
through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. 


| Then shall the Minister speak unto the Godfathers and Godmothers on this wise. 


AP eines beloved, ye have brought this Child here to be baptized ; 
ye have prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to re- 
ceive him, to release Aim from sin, to sanctify Aim with the Holy Ghost, 
to give jim the Kingdom of Heaven, and everlasting life. Ye have 
heard also that our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his Gospel te 


PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 247 


grant all these things that ye have prayed for: which promise he, for his 
part, will most surely keep and perform. 

Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, this Infant must also 
faithfully, for his part, promise by you that are Ais sureties (until he come 
of age to take it upon himself) that he will renounce the devil and all his 
works, and constantly believe God’s holy Word, and obediently keep his 
commandments. . 


I The Minister shall then demand of the Sponsors as follows : the questions being considered 
as addressed to them severally, and the answers to be made accordingly. 


I demand therefore, 


uy Miss thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and all his 
works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous de- 
sires of the same, and the sinful desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt 
not follow, nor be led by them ? 

Answer. I renounce them all; and, by God’s help, will endeavour not 
ta follow, nor be led by them. 

Minister. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as 
contained in the Apostles’ Creed ? 

Answer. I do. 

Minister. Wilt thou be baptized in this Faith ? 

Answer. That is my desire. 

Minister. Wilt thou then obediently keep God’s holy will and com- 
mandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? 

Answer. I will, by God’s help. 


| Then shall the Minister say 


O MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in this Child may be so 
buried, that the new man may be raised up in him. Amen. 

Grant that all sinful affections may die in Azm, and that all things be- 
longing to the Spirit may live and grow in hum. Amen. 

Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to 
triumph, against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. 

Grant that whosoever is here dedicated to thee by our office and min- 
istry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly re- 
warded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and 
govern all things, world without end. Amen. 


Aer, everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus 
Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most 
precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his dis- 
ciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Regard, 
we beseech thee, the supplications of thy congregation; sanctify this 
Water to the mystical washing away of sin; and grant that this Child, 
now to be baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and 
ever remain inthe number of thy faithful children; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


{| Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and shall say to the Godfathers and 
Godmothers, 


Name this Child. 


And then, naming it after them, he shall dip it in the Water discreetly, or shall pour Water 
upon it, saying, 


248 PUBLIC BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 


N I baptize thee In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
e the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


I Then the Minister shall say, 
E receive this Child into the congregation of Christ’s flock; and 


do* sign him with the sign of the Cross, in ©* pore the Minister - 


token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to con- shail make a Cross upon 

fess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to %¢ “td's forehead, — 

fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to con- 
tinue Christ’s faithful soldier and servant unto his life’s end. Amen. 

T If those who present the Infant shall desire the sign of the Cross to be omitted, although the 
Church knows no worthy cause of scruple concerning the same, yet, in that case, the Minister 
may omit that part of the above which follows the Immersion, or the pouring of Water on the 
Infant. 

S| Then shall the Minister say, 
EEING now, dearly beloved brethren, that this Child is regenerate, 
and grafted into the body of Christ’s Church, let us give thanks unto 

Almighty God for these benefits ; and with one accord make our prayers 

unto him, that thas Child may lead the rest of his life according to this 

beginning. 
WT Then shall be said, all kneeling, 


Gus Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king-- 


dom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it isin heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation - 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 


| Then shall the Minister say, 


E yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath ~ 


pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to re- 
ceive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate ham into thy 
holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he, being dead 
unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ in 
his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body 
of sin; and that, as he 1s made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may 
also be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of 
thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom ; 
through Christ our Lord. Amen. 


| Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Ea- 
hortation following. 


Ay re ees as this Child hath promised by you his sureties to re-’ 


nounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve 
him ; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to see that this 
Infant be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn, what a solemn 
vow, promise, and profession, he hath here made by you. And that he 
may know these things the better, ye shall call upon him to hear Ser- 
mons; and chiefly ye shall provide, that he may learn the Creed, the 
Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other things which 
a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul’s health ; and that this 
Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life ; 


remembering always, that Baptism doth represent unto us our profes-- 


sion; which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be 
made like unto him; that, as he died, and rose again for us, so should 
we, who are baptized, die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness, 


PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN. 249 


continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily pro- 
ceeding in all virtue and godliness of living. 


1 Then shall he add, and say, 


\7 FE are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be 

confirmed by him, so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord’s 

Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and zs sufficiently instructed in the 
other parts of the Church-Catechism set forth for that purpose. 








_—_ 


THE MINISTRATION OF 


PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN, 


IN HOUSES. 


The Minister of every Parish shall often admonish the People, that they defer not the Bap- 
tism of their Chitdren longer than the first or second Sunday next after their birth, or other 
Holy Day falling between, unless upon a great and reasonable cause. 


1 And also they shall warn them, that without like great cause and necessity, they procure not 
their Children to be baptized at home in their houses. But when need shall compel them so 
to do, then Baptism shall be administered as followeth. ; 


: Wf First, let the Minister of the Parish (or, in his absence, any other lawful Minister that can 
be procured) with those who are present, call upon God, and say the Lord’s Prayer, and so 
many of the Collects appointed to be said before.in. the Form of Public. Baptism, as the time 
and present exigence will suffer. And then, the Child being named by some one who is present, 
the Minister shall pour Water upon it, saying these words : 


N I baptize thee In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
-% ¢ the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


I Then the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and say, 


W IX yield thee hearty thanks, most. merciful Father, that it hath 
pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to re- 
ceive him for thine own CAild by adoption, and to incorporate him into 
thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he, being 
dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ 
in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body 
of sin; and that, as he 1s made partaker of the death of thy Son. he may 
also be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of 
thy holy Church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom ; 
through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

I And let them not doubt, but that the Child so baptized is lawfully and sufficiently baptized, 
and ought not to be baptized again. Yet nevertheless, if the Child, which is after this sort 
baptized, do afterwards live, it is expedient that it be brought into the Church, to the intent 
that if the Minister of the same Parish did himself baptize that Child, the Congregation may 
be certified of the true Form of Baptism, by him privately before used: In which case he shalt 
say thus: 

CERTIFY you, that according to the due and prescribed Order of 
| the Church, at such a time, and at such a place, before divers wit- 
nesses, | baptized this Child. 
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200 PRIVATE BAPTISM OF CHILDREN. 


1 But if the Child were baptized by any other lawful Minister, then the Minister of the Parish 
where the Child was born or christened, shall examine whether the same hath been lawfully 
done. And if the Minister shall find, by the answers of such as bring the Child, that all 
things were done as they ought to be; then shall he not christen the Child again, but shall re- 
ceive him as one of the flock of true Christian People, saying thus : 


i CERTIFY you, that in this case all is well done, and according unto 
due order, concerning the baptizing of tiis Child; who is now by 
Baptism incorporated into the Christian Church: for our Lord Jesus 
Christ doth not deny his grace and mercy unto such Infants, but most 
lovingly doth call them unto him, as the holy Gospel doth witness to our 
comfort on this wise. "®t 


1 Then the Minister shall say as follows: or else shall pass on to the questions addressed te 
the Sponsors. 


Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. Mars, in the tenth Chapter, 
. at the thirteenth Verse. 


HEY brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them ; 
and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus 
saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little chil- 
dren to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the Kingdom 
of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the King-. 
dom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took 
them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 


After the Gospel is read, the Minister shall make this brief Exhortation upon the words of 
; , the Gospel. 


4 eee ye hear in this Gospel the words of our Saviour Christ, 
that he commanded the children to be brought unto him; how he 
blamed those who would have kept them from him; how he exhorteth 
all men to follow their innocency. Ye perceive how, by his outward 
gesture and deed, he declared his good will toward them; for he em- 
braced them in his arms, he laid his hands upon them, and blessed them. 
Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, that he hath likewise 
favourably received this present Infant ; that he hath embraced him with 
the arms of his mercy; and, as he hath promised in his holy Word, will 
give unto him the blessing of eternal life, and make him partaker of his 
everlasting kingdom. 

Wherefore, we being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly 
Father, declared by his Son Jesus Christ, towards this Infant, let us 
faithfully and devoutly give thanks unto him, and say the Prayer which 
the Lord himself taught us. 


yee Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 


I Then shall the Minister demand the name of the Child; which being by the Godfathers and 
Godmothers pronounced, the Minister shall say as follows. 
| Yee thou, in the name of this Child, renounce the devil and all his 
works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous de- 
sires of the same, and the sinful desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not © 
follow, nor be led by them? 
Answer. I renounce them all; and, by God’s help, will endeavour not 
to follow, nor be led by them. 


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Mimster. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as 
contained in the Apostles’ Creed ? 
- Answer. I do. 
Minister. Wilt thou then obediently keep God’s holy will and com- 
mandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? 
Answer. I will, by God’s help. 


. P Then the Minister shail say, , 


W E receive this Child into the congregation of Christ’s flock ; and © 
do* sign wm with the sign of the Cross,in  , a 
‘ vel the M 
token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to shail mh: a Croenten 
confess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to *e Child’s forehead. 
fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to con- 
tinue Christ’s faithful soldier and servant unto his life’s end. Amen. 


T The same Rule is to be observed here,as to the Omission of the sign of the Cross, as in the 
Public Baptism of Infants. 


WT Then shall the Minister say, 


eee now, dearly beloved brethren, that thes Child is regenerate, 
and grafted into the body of Christ’s Church, let us give thanks unto 
Almighty God for these benefits ; and with one accord make our prayers 
unto him, that this Child may lead the rest of Ais life according to this 
beginning. 

WT Then shall be said, all kneeling, 


WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath 

pleased thee to regenerate this Infant with thy Holy Spirit, to re- 
ceive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into 
thy holy Church. And humbly we beseech thee to grant, that he being 
dead unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being buried with Christ 
in his death, may crucify the old man, and utterly abolish the whole body 
of sin; and that, as he is made partaker of the death of thy Son, he may 
also be partaker of his resurrection; so that finally, with the residue of 
thy holy Church, he may be an enheritor of thine everlasting kingdom ; 
through Christ our Lord. Amen. 


I Then, all standing up, the Minister shall say to the Godfathers and Godmothers this Ex- 
hortation following. 
| AiSeee- crete as this Child hath promised by you his sureties to re- 
nounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve 
him ; ye must remember, that it is your parts and duties to see that this 
Infant be taught, so soon as he shall be able to learn, what a solemn 
vow, promise, and profession, he hath here made by you. And that he 
may know these things the better, ye shall call upon Aim to hear Ser- 
mons; and chiefly ye shall provide, that he may learn the Creed, the 
Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other things which 
a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul’s health; and that this 
Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life ; 
' remembering always, that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession ; 
which is, to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made 
like unto him; that,as he died, and rose again for us, so should we, who 
are baptized, die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness ; continually 
mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all 
virtue and godliness of living. 


252 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 


I Then shall he add, and say, 


lg are to take care that this Child be brought to the Bishop to be 
confirmed by him, so soon as he can say the Creed, the Lord’s 
Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and zs sufficiently instructed in the 
other parts of the Church-Catechism set forth for that purpose. 


T But if they who bring the Infant to the Church do make such uncertain Answers to the Min- 
ister’s Questions, as that it cannot appear that the Child was baptized with Water, In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, (which are essential parts of 
Baptism,) then let the Minister baptize it in the Form before appointed for Public Baptism 
of Infants ; saving that at the dipping of the Child in the Font, he shall use this Form of 
words : 


ie thou art not already baptized, NV. I baptize thee In the Name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


7 If Infant Baptism, and the receiving of Infants baptized in private, are to be at the same 
time, the Minister may make the Questions to the Sponsors, and the succeeding Prayers. 
serve for both. And again, after the Immersion, or the pouring of Water, and the receiving 
tnto the Church, the Minister may use the remainder of the Service for both. 





THE MINISTRATION OF 


BAPTISM TO SUCH AS ARE OF RIPER YEARS, 


AND ABLE TO ANSWER FOR THEMSELVES. 


1 When any such Persons as are of riper years are to be baptized, timely notice shall be given 
to the Minister ; that so due care may be taken for their examination, whether they be suffi 
ciently instructed in the Principles of the Christian Religion; and that they may be exhorted 
to prepare themselves, with Prayers and Fasting, for the receiving of this holy Sacrament. 


I And if they shall be found fit, then the Godfathers and Godmothers (the People being assem- 
bled upon the Sunday, Holy Day, or Prayer Day appointed) shall be ready to present them 
at the Font, immediately after the second Lesson, either at Morning or Evening Prayer, as 
the Minister, in his discretion, shall think fit. 


I And standing there, the Minister shall ask, whether any of the Persons here presented be 
baptized, or no: If they shall answer, No; then shall the Minister say thus : 


EARLY beloved, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in 
sin, (and that which is born of the flesh is flesh,) and they who are 
in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual 
transgressions ; and our Saviour Christ saith, None can enter into the 
Kingdom of God, except he be regenerate and born anew of Water and 
of the Holy Ghost ; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through 
our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant to 
these Persons that which by nature they cannot have ; that they may be 
baptized with Water and the Holy Ghost, and received into Christ’s ho- 
ly Church, and be made lively members of the same. . 


T Then shall the Minister say, 
Let us pray. 


UREA CA WF and everlasting God, who of thy great mercy didst save 
-*- Noah and his family in the ark from perishing by water; and also 
didst safely lead the children of Israel thy people through the Red Sea, 


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figuring thereby thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of thy well-be- 
loved Son Jesus Christ, in the river Jordan, didst sanctify the element 
of Water to the mystical washing away of sin; We beseech thee, for 
thine infinite mercies, that thou wilt mercifully look upon these thy Ser- 
vants ; wash them and sanctify them. with the Holy Ghost; that they, 
being delivered from thy wrath, may be received into the ark of Christ’s 
Church ; and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in 
charity, may so pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally 
they may come to the land of everlasting life, there to reign with thee, 
world without end; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


I Or this. 
quan and immortal God, the aid of all who need, the helper 


of all who flee to thee for succour, the life of those who believe, 
and the resurrection of the dead; We call upon thee for these Persons, 
that they, coming to thy holy Baptism, may receive remission of 
their sins, by spiritual regeneration. Receive them, O Lord, as thou 
hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall re- 
ceive; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 
So give now unto us who ask; let us who seek, find ; open the gate un- 
to us who knock ; that these Persons may enjoy the everlasting benedic- 
tion of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom 
which thou hast promised by Christ our Lord. Amen. 


I Then the Minister shall say, 


Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. John, in the third Chapter, 
beginning at the first Verse. 


geet 2 was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of 
the Jews. ‘The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, 
Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can 
do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus an- 
swered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man 
be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith 
unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the 
second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of 
the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. ‘That which is 
born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. ‘The wind 
bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof; but canst 
not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is 
born of the Spirit. 


YT After which he shall say this Exhortation following. 

BekereD: ye hear in this Gospel the express words of our Saviour 

Christ, that except a man be born of Water and of the Spirit, he 
cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Whereby ye may perceive the 
great necessity of this Sacrament, where it may be had. Likewise, im- 
inediately before his ascension into heaven, (as we read in the last Chap- 
ter of St. Mark’s Gospel,) he gave command to his disciples, saying, Go 
ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that 
believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall 
be damned. Which also showeth unto us the great benefit we reap 
thereby. For which cause Saint Peter the Apostle, when upon his first 

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254 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 


preaching of the Gospel many were pricked at the heart, and said to him 
and the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? re- 
plied and said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you for 
the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, 
even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other 
words exhorted he them, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward 
generation. For (as the same Apostle testifieth in another place) even 
Baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting away of the filth of the 
flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resur- — 
rection of Jesus Christ. Doubt ye not therefore, but earnestly believe, 
that he will favourably receive these present Persons, truly repenting, 
and coming unto him by faith; that he will grant them remission of their 
sins, and bestow upon them the Holy Ghost; that he will give them the 
blessing of eternal lite, and make them partakers of his everlasting 
kingdom. 

Wherefore we being thus persuaded of the good will of our heavenly » 
Father toward these Persons, declared by his Son Jesus Christ; let us 
faithfully and devoutly give thanks to him, and say, 


LMIGHTY and everlasting God, heavenly Father, we give thee 

-4& humble thanks, for that thou hast vouchsafed to call us to the know- 

ledge of thy grace, and faith in thee: Increase this knowledge, and con- 

firm this faith in us evermore. Give thy Holy Spirit to these Persons, 

that they may be born again, and be made /ezrs of everlasting salvation ; 

through our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and 
the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. 


I Then the Minister shall speak to the Persons to be buptized on this wise: 


ELL-BELOVED, who are come hither desiring to receive holy 
Baptism, ye have heard how the congregation hath prayed, that 
our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive you and bless you, to 
release you of your sins, to give you the Kingdom of Heaven, and ever- 
lasting life. Ye have heard also, that our Lord Jesus Christ hath pro- 
mised in his holy Word to grant all those things that we have prayed 
for ; which promise he, for his part, will most surely keep and perform. 
Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, ye must also faithfully, 
for your part, in the presence of these your Witnesses, and this whole 
congregation, promise and answer to the following Questions. 


W The Minister shall then demand of the Persons to be baptized as follows ; the Questions be 
ing considered as addressed to them severally, and the answers to be made accordingly. 


Question. 


OST thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and 
glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the 
Sata aapires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow, nor be led by 
them ? 
Answer. I renounce them all; and, by God’s help, will endeavour not 
to follow, nor be led by them. 
Question. Dost thou believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, as 
contained in the Apostles’ Creed? 
Answer. I do. 
Question. Wilt thou be baptized in this Faith ? 
Answer. That is my desire. 


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Question. Wilt thou then obediently keep God’s holy will and com- 
mandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life ? 
Answer. I will, by God’s help. 


1 Then shall the Minister say, 


MERCIFUL God, grant that the old Adam in these Persons may 
be so buried, that the new man may be raised up in them. Amen. 

Grant that all sinful affections may die in them, and that all things be- 
longing to the Spirit may live and grow in them. Amen. 

Grant that they may have power and strength to have victory, and to 
triumph, against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. 

Grant that they, being here dedicated to thee by our office and minis- 
try, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly reward- 
ed, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern 
all things, world without end. Amen. 


BAe ane everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus 
Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most 
precious side both water and blood; and gave commandment to his dis- 
ciples, that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them In the 
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Regard, 
we beseech thee, the supplications of thy congregation; sanctify this 
Water to the mystical washing away of sin; and grant that the Persons 
now to be baptized therein, may receive the fulness of thy grace, and 
ever remain in the number of thy faithful children ; through Jesus Christ 
-our Lord. Amen. 

1 Then shall the Minister take each Person to be baptized by the right hand; and placing him 


conveniently by the Font, according to his discretion, shall ask the Godfathers and God- 
mothers the Name; and then shall dip him in the water, or pour water upon him, saying, 


N I baptize thee In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 
e the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


WT Then shall the Minister say, 
E receive this Person into the congregation of Christ’s flock ; and 
_ do* sign Aum with the sign of the Cross, in * sere the Minister 
token that hereafter he shall not be ashamed to con- shall make a Cross upon 
fess the faith of Christ crucified, and manfully to “¢ Person's forehead. 
fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil; and to con- 
tinue Christ’s faithful soldier and servant unto Ais life’s end. Amen. 


The same Rule, as to the Omission of the sign of the Cross, is to be observed here as in the 
Baptism of Infants. 


WT Then shall the Minister say, 


pthote eat now, dearly beloved brethren, that these Persons are regen- 
erate, and grafted into the body of Christ’s Church, let us give thanks 
unto Almighty God for these benefits; and with one accord make our 
prayers unto him, that they may lead the rest of their life according to 
this beginning. 
I Then shall be said the Lord’s Prayer, all kneeling. 

QU Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 

dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 


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206 BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. 


W E yield thee humble thanks, O heavenly Father, that thou hast 

vouchsafed to call us to the knowledge of thy grace, and faith in 
thee: Increase this knowledge, and confirm this faith in us evermore. 
Give thy Holy Spirit to these Persons; that, being now born again, and 
made heirs of everlasting salvation, through our Lord Jesus Christ, they 
may continue thy Servants, and attain thy promises; through the same 
Lord Jesus Christ thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the 
unity of the same Holy Spirit, everlastingly. Amen. 


I Then, all standing up, the Minister shall use this Exhortation following ; speaking to the 
Godfathers and Godmothers first. 


pipe Sone A as these Persons have promised, in your presence, to 
renounce the devil and all his works, to believe in God, and to serve 
him ; ye must remember, that it is your part and duty to put them in 
mind, what a solemn vow, promise, and profession, they have now made 
before this congregation, and especially before you their chosen witnesses. 
And ye are also to call upon them to use all diligence to be rightly in- 
structed in God’s holy Word; that so they may grow in grace, and in the 
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and live godly, righteously, and 
soberly, in this present world. 


| And then, speaking to the baptized Persons, he shall proceed and say, 


ae as for you, who have now by Baptism put on Christ, it is your 
part and duty also, being made the children of God and of the light, 
by faith in Jesus Christ, to walk answerably to your Christian calling, 
and as becometh the children of light ; remembering always that Bap- 
tism representeth unto us our profession; which is, to follow the exam- 
ple of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him; that as he died, 
and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and 
rise again unto righteousness ; continually mortifying all our evil and 
corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of 
living. 


I It is expedient that every Person, thus baptized, should be confirmed by the Bishop, so soon 
after his Baptism as conveniently may be; that so he may be admitted to the Holy Com- 
MUNION. 


i] Whereas necessity may require the baptizing of Adults in private houses, in consideration 
of extreme sickness ; the same is hereby allowed in that case. And a convenient number of 
persons shall be assembled in the house where the Sacrament is to be performed. And in the 
exhortation, Well-beloved, &c., instead of these words, come hither desiring, shail be insert- 
ed this word, desirous. 


‘| If there be occasion for the Office of Infant Baptism and that of Adults at the same time, the 
Minister shall use the exhortation and one of the prayers next following in the Office for 
Adults ; only, in the exhortation and prayer, after the words, these Persons, and these thy 
servants, adding, and these Infants. Then the Minister shall proceed to the questions to be 
demanded in the cases respectively. After the immersion, or the pouring of water, the prayer 
shall be as in this service; only, after the words, these Persons, shall be added, and these In- 
fants. After which the remaining part of each service shall be used ; first that for Adults, 
and lastly that for Infants. 


i If any persons, not baptized in their infancy, shall be brought to be baptized before they come 
to years of discretion to answer for themselves, it may suffice to use the Office for Public 
Baptism of Infants ; or, in case of extreme.danger, the Office for Private Baptism; only 
changing the word Infant, for Child, or Person, as occasion requireth. 


A CATECHISM; 


THAT IS TO SAY, 


AN INSTRUCTION, TO BE LEARNED BY EVERY PERSON BEFORE HE 
BE BROUGHT TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE BISHOP. 


Question. 
BY cree sie is your Name ? 
Answer. NN. or M. 

Question. Who gave you this Name? 

Answer. My Sponsors in Baptism; wherein I was made a member 
of Christ, the child of God, and an inheritor of the Kingdom of 
Heaven. 

Question. What did your Sponsors then for you ? 

Answer. They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, 
that I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanity 
of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh. Secondly, that 
I should believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith. And Thirdly, 
that I should keep God’s holy will and commandments, and walk in the 
same all the days of my life. 

Question. Dost thou not think that thou art bound to believe, and to 
do, as they have promised for thee ? 

Answer. Yes, verily ; and by God’s help so I will. And I heartily 
thank our heavenly Father, that he hath called me to this state of salva- 
tion, through Jesus Christ our Saviour. And I pray unto God to give 
me his grace, that I may continue in the same unto my life’s end. 

Catechist. Rehearse the Articles of thy Belief. 


Answer. 


i BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: 
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; Who was conceived by 
the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pi- 
late, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into hell, The third 
day he rose from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the 
right hand of God the Father Almighty ; From thence he shall come to 
judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church, The Com- 
munion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the 
body ; And the Life everlasting. Amen. 

Question. What dost thou chiefly learn in these Articles of thy Be- 
lief? 

Answer. First, I learn to believe in God the Father, who hath made 
me, and all the world. 

Secondly, in God the Son, who hath redeemed me, and all mankind. 

Thirdly, in God the Holy Ghost, who sanctifieth me, and all the peo- 
ple of God. 

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2508 A CATECHISM. 


Question. You said that your Sponsors did promise for you, that you 
should keep God’s Commandments. ‘Tell me how many there are? 

Answer. ‘Ten. 

Question. Which are they ? 


Answer. 


Ppt same which God spake in the twentieth Chapter of Exodus, say- 
ing, | am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of 
Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 

I. Thou shalt have none other gods but me. 

II. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness 
of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the 
water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship 
them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the sins of 
the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of 
them that hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands in them a love 
me, and keep my commandments. 

III. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for 
the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain. 

IV. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt 
thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is the 
Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; 
thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-ser- 
vant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six 
days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, 
and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh 
day, and hallowed it. 

V. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in 
the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

Vi. Thou shalt do no murder. 

VII. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

VIII. Thou shalt not steal. 

IX. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet 
thy neighbour’s wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his 
ass, nor any thing that is his. 

Question. What dost thou chiefly learn by these Commandments ? 

Answer. I learn two things; my duty towards God, and my duty to- 
wards my Neighbour. 

Question What is thy duty towards God ? 

Answer. My duty towards God, is to believe in him, to fear him, and 
to love him with all my heart, with all my mind, with all my soul, and 
with all my strength; to worship him, to give him thanks, to put my 
whole trust in him, to call upon him, to honour his holy Name and his 
Word, and to serve him truly all the days of my life. 

Question. What is thy duty towards thy Neighbour ? 

Answer. My duty towards my Neighbour, is to love him as myself, 
and to do to all men, as I would they ‘should do unto me: To love, hon- 
our, and succour my father and mother: ‘To honour and obey the ciyil 
authority ‘lo submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spiritual pas- 
tors and masters: ‘I’o order myself lowly and reverently to all my bet- 
ters: To hurt nobody by word or deed: To be true and just in all my 
dealings: To bear no malice nor hatred in my heart: lo keep my hands 


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from picking and stealing, and my tongue from evil speaking, lying, and 
slandering : ‘lo keep my body in temperance, soberness, and chastity : 
Not to covet nor desire other men’s goods ; but to learn and labour truly 
to get mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of life unto which 
it shall please God to call me. 

Catechist. My good Child, know this; that thou art not able to de 
these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of God, and 
to serve him, without his special grace ; which thou must learn at all 
times to call for by diligent prayer. Let me hear, therefore, if thou canst 
say the Lord’s Prayer. 


Answer. 


(uk Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. ‘Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 

Question. What desirest thou of God in this Prayer? 

Answer. I desire my Lord God, our heavenly Father, who is the giver 
of all goodness, to send his grace unto me, and to all people; that we 
may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we ought todo. And | 
pray unto God, that he will send us all things that are needful both for our 
souls and bodies; and that he will be merciful unto us, and forgive us 
our sins ; and that it will please him to save and defend us in all dangers 
both of soul and body ; and that he will keep us from all sin and wicked- 
ness, and from our spiritual enemy, and from everlasting death. And 
this I trust he will do of his mercy and goodness, through our Lord Je- 
sus Christ. And therefore I say, Amen, So be it. 


Question. 
He’ many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in his Church? 


Answer. ‘Two only, as generally necessary to salvation ; that is to 
say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord. 

Question. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament ? 

Answer. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual 
grace given unto us; ordained by Christ himself, as a means whereby 
we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. 

Question. How many parts are there in a Sacrament ? 

Answer. 'l'wo; the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual 

race. 
a Question. What is the outward visible sign or form in Baptism ? 

Answer. Water ; wherein the person is baptized, In the Name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

Question. What is the inward and spiritual grace ? 

Answer. A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness : for 
being by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby 
made the children of grace. 

Question. What is required of persons to be baptized ? 

Answer. Repentance, whereby they forsake sin; and Faith, whereby 
they steadfastly believe the promises of God made to them in that Sacra- 
ment. 

Question. Why then are Infants baptized, when by reason of their ten. 
der age they cannot perform them ? 


260 THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION 


Answer. Because they promise them both by their Sureties; which 
promise, when they come to age, themselves are bound to perform. 

Question. Why was the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper ordained ? 

Answer. For the continual remembrance of the sacrifice of the death 
of Christ, and of the benefits which we receive thereby. 

Question. What is the outward part or sign of the Lord’s Supper ? 

Answer. Bread and Wine, which the Lord hath commanded to be re- 
ceived. | ; 

Question. What is the inward part, or thing signified ? 

Answer. The Body and Blood of Christ, which are spiritually taken 
and received by the faithful in the Lord’s Supper. 

Question. What are the benefits whereof we are partakers thereby ? 

Answer. The strengthening and refreshing of our souls by the Body 
and Blood of Christ, as our bodies are by the Bread and Wine. 

Question. What is required of those who come to the Lord’s Supper ? 

Answer. 'To examine themselves, whether they repent them truly of 
their former sins, steadfastly purposing to lead a new life; have a lively 
faith in God’s mercy through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his 
death ; and be in charity with all men. 
I The Minister of every Parish shall diligently, upon Sundays and Holy Days, or on some 


other convenient occasions, openly in the Church, instruct or examine so many Children of 
his Parish, sent unto him, as he shall think convenient, in some part of this Catechism. 


| And all Fathers, Mothers, Masters, Mistresses, shall cause their Children, Servants, and 
Apprentices, who have not learned their Catechism, to come to the Church at the time ap- 
pointed, and obediently to hear and to be ordered by the Minister, until such time as they have 
learned all that is here appointed for them to learn. 


1 So soon as Children are come to a competent age, and can say the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, 
and the Ten Commandments, and can answer to the other questions of this short Catechism, 
they shall be brought to the Bishop. 


i And whensoever the Bishop shall give knowledge for Children to be brought unto him for 
their Confirmation, the Minister of every Parish shall either bring, or send in writing, with 
his hand subscribed thereunto, the Names of all such Persons within his Parish, as he shall 
think fit to be presented to the Bishop to be confirmed. 








THE ORDER OF 


CONFIRMATION, 


OR LAYING ON OF HANDS UPON THOSE WHO ARE BAPTIZED, AND 
COME TO YEARS OF DISCRETION. 


| Upon the day appointed, all that are to be then confirmed, being placed and standing in order 
before the Bishop ; he, or some other Minister appointed by him, shall read this Preface 
following. 


The the end that Confirmation may be ministered to the more edifying 
of such as shall receive it, the Church hath thought good to order, 
That none shall be confirmed, but such as can say the Creed, the Lord’s 
Prayer, and the Ten Commandments; and can also answer to such other 
Questions, as in the short Catechism are contained : which order is very 
convenient to be observed ; to the end, that children, being now come to 
the years of discretion, and having learned what their Godfathers and 


THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION. 261 


Godmothers prc mised for them in Baptism, may themselves, with their 
own mouth and consent, openly before the Church, ratify and confirm the 
same ; and also promise, that, by the grace of God, they will evermore 
endeavour themselves faithfully to observe such things, as they, by their 
own confession, have assented unto, 
| Then shall the Bishop say, 

1° ye here, in the presence of God, and of this congregation, renew 

the solemn promise and vow that ye made, or that was made in your 
name, at your Baptism ; ratifying and confirming the same ; and acknow- 
ledging yourselves bound to believe and to do all those things which ye 
then undertook, or your Sponsors then undertook for you ? 


T And every one shall audibly answer, 
I do. 
Bishop. 
Cie help is in the Name of the Lord ; 

Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth. 
Bishop. Blessed be the Name of the Lord ; 
Answer. Henceforth, world without end. 
Bishop. Lord, hear our prayer. 

Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 
Bishop. Let us pray. 


Pe Gece te tal and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate 
these thy servants by Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given 
unto them forgiveness of all their sins; Strengthen them, we beseech 
thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in 
them thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understand- 
ing, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the spirit of knowledge 
and true godliness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy 
fear, now and for ever. Amen. 


I Then all of them in order kneeling before the Bishop, he shall lay his hands upon the head 
of every one severally, saying, 


1B us O Lord, this thy Child [or, this thy Servant] with thy 
heavenly grace ; that he may continue thine for ever; and daily in- 
crease in thy Holy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy ever- 
fasting kingdom. Amen. 
I Then shall the Bishop say, 
The Lord be with you. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 
VT And all kneeling down, the Bishop shall add, 
Let us pray. 
(R™ Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it isin heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
WT And these Collects. 


LMIGHTY and everliving God, who makest us both to will and to 
do those things which are good, and acceptable unto thy Divine 


— —_ ; = ee 


262 MATRIMONY. 


Majesty ; We make our humble supplications unto thee for these thy ser- 
vants, upon whom, after the example of thy holy Apostles, we have now 
laid our hands, to certify them, by this sign, of thy favour and gracious 
goodness towards them. Let thy fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever 
be over them; let thy Holy Spirit ever be with them; and so lead them 
in the knowledge and obedience of thy Word, that in the end they may 
obtain everlasting life ; through our Lord Jesus Christ, who with thee 
and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without 
end. Amen. 


QO ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech 
thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in 
the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments ; that, 
through thy most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be 
preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 
| Then the Bishop shall bless them, saying thus, 
dpa Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, be upon you, and remain with you for ever. Amen. 


I And there shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion, until such time as he be confirmed, 
or be ready and desirous to be confirmed. 





THE FORM OF 


SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY. 


T The laws respecting Matrimony, whether by publishing the Bans in churches, or by License, 
being different in the several States, every Minister is left to the direction of those laws, in 
every thing that regards the civil contract between the parties. 


T And when the Bans are published, it shall be in the following form: 1 publish the Bans of 
Marriage between WM. of , and W. of - If any of you know cause, or just im- 
pediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are 
to declare it. This is the first [second or third] time of asking. 








J] At the day and time appointed for Solemnization of Matrimony, the Persons to be married 
shall come into the body of the Church, or shall be ready in some proper house, with their 
friends and neighbours ; and there standing together, the Man on the right hand, and the 
Woman on the left, the Minister shall say, 


|S beet aks beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, 
and in the face of this company, to join together this Man and this 
Woman in holy Matrimony ; which is commended of Saint Paul to be 
honourable among all men: and therefore is not by any to be entered 
into unadvisedly or lightly ; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly, sober- 
ly, and in the fear of God. Into this holy estate these two persons present 
come now to be joined. If any man can show just cause, why they may 
not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for 
ever hold his peace. 


T And also speaking unto the Persons who are to be married, he shall say, 


I REQUIRE and charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful 
day of judgment when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that 


MATRIMONY. 263 


if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined 
together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be ye well assured, 
that if any persons are joined together otherwise than as God’s Word 
doth allow, their marriage is not lawful. 

T The Minister, if he shall have reason to doubt of the lawfulness of the proposed Marriage, 


may demand sufficient surety for his indemnification : but.if no impediment shall be alleged, 
or suspected, the Minister shall say to the Man, 


M WILT thou have this Woman to thy wedded wife, to live together 
* after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou 
love her, comfort her, honour, and keep her in sickness and in health ; 
and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both 
shall live 2 
I The Man shall answer, 
I will. 


Then shall the Minister say unto the Woman, 


N WILT thou have this Man to thy wedded husband, to live together 
¢ after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony ? Wilt thou 
obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him in sickness and in 
health ; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye 
both shall live ? 


T The Woman shall answer, 


I will. 
Then shall the Minister say, 
Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man? 


| Then shall they give their Troth to each other in this manner. The Minister, receiving the 
Woman at her father’s or friend's hands, shall cause the Man with his right hand to take the 
Woman by her right hand, and to say after him as followeth. 


| M. take thee N. to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this 
day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and 
in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s 
holy ordinance ; and thereto I plight thee my troth. 


I Then shall they loose their hands ; and the Woman with her right hand taking the Man by 
his right hand, shall likewise say after the Minister : 


[ N. take thee M. to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this 
day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness 
and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part, accord- 
ing to God’s holy ordinance ; and thereto I give thee my troth. 
| Then shall they again loose their hands ; and the Man shall give unto the Woman a Ring. 
And the Minister taking the Ring shall deliver it unto the Man, to put it upon the fourth 
finger of the Woman’s left hand. And the Man holding the Ring there, and taught by the 
Minister, shall say, 
ITH this Ring I thee wed, and with all my worldly goods I thee 
endow: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 


| Then the Man, leaving the Ring upon the fourth finger of the Woman's left hand, the Minis- 
ter shall say, 


Let us pray. 
(Ue Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 


dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 

us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 

give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation , 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 


264 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 


ETERNAL God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of 

all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life; Send thy blessing . 
upon these thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in thy 
Name; that, as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so thege 
persons may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them 
made, (whereof this Ring given and received is a token and pledge,) and 
may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according 
to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


T Then shall the Minister join their right hands together, and say, 
Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. 


| Then shall the Minister speak unto the company : 
ee aaah as M. and N. have consented together in holy wed- 
lock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, 
and thereto have given and pledged their troth, each to the other, and 
have declared the same by giving and receiving a Ring, and by joining 
hands; I pronounce that they are Man and Wife, In the Name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


WT And the Minister shall add this Blessing : 
OD the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, 
and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you, 
and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that ye may so live 


together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlast- 
ing. Amen. 


THE ORDER FOR 


THE VISITATION OF THE SICK 


T When any person is sick, notice shall be given thereof to the Minister of the Parish; who, 
coming into the sick person’s house, shall say, 


PEACE be to this house, and to all that dwell in it. 


| When he cometh into the sick man’s presence, he shall say, kneeling down, 
iter al not, Lord, our iniquities, nor the iniquities of our fore- 
fathers ; Spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast re- 
deemed with thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever. 
Answer. Spare us, good Lord. 


I Then the Minister shall say, 
Let us pray. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 


Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 


(UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive 


VISITATION OF THE SICK. 265 


those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: But 
deliver us from evil. Amen. 
Minster. O Lord, save thy servant ; 
Answer. Who putteth Azs trust in thee. 
Minster. Send him help from thy holy place ; 
Answer. And evermore mightily defend him. 
Minister. Let the enemy have no advantage of him; 
Answer. Nor the wicked approach to hurt him. 
Minster. Be unto him, O Lord, a strong tower, 
Answer. From the face of his enemy. 
Minister. O Lord, hear our prayer. 
Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 


Minister. 


O LORD, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and relieve this thy 

servant. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy, give him com- 
fort and sure confidence in thee, defend Aim from the danger of the ene- 
my, and keep Aim in perpetual peace and safety ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


go us, Almighty and most merciful God and Saviour; extend thy 

accustomed goodness to this thy servant, who is grieved with sick- 
ness. Sanctify, we beseech thee, this thy fatherly correction to him ; 
that the sense of his weakness may add strength to his faith, and serious- 
ness to Ais repentance: That, if it shall be thy good pleasure to restore 
him to his former health, he may lead the residue of Ais life in thy fear, 
and to thy glory: or else, give Aim grace so to take thy visitation, that, 
after this painful life ended, he may dwell with thee in life everlasting ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


WT Then shall the Minister exhort the sick Person after this form, or other like. 


Tye. beloved, know this, that Almighty God is the Lord of life 
and death, and of all things to them pertaining ; as youth, strength, 
health, age, weakness, and sickness. Wherefore, whatsoever your 
sickness be, know you certainly that it is God’s visitation. And for 
what cause soever this sickness be sent unto you; whether it be to try 
your patience for the example of others, and that your faith may be 
found, in the day of the Lord, laudable, glorious, and honourable, to the 
increase of glory and endless felicity ; or else it be sent unto you to cor- 
rect and amend in you whatsoever doth offend the eyes of your heavenly 
Father ; know you certainly, that if you truly repent you of your sins, 
and bear your sickness patiently, trusting in God’s mercy for his dear Son 
Jesus Christ’s sake, and render unto him humble thanks for his fatherly 
visitation, submitting yourself wholly unto his will, it shall turn to your 
profit, and help you forward in the right way that leadeth unto everlast- 
ing life. 
I If the Person visited be very sick, then the Minister may end his Exhortation in this place, 
or else proceed. 


ini, therefore in good part the chastisement of the Lord: For (as 

Saint Paul saith in the twelfth Chapter to the Hebrews) whom the 
Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what 
son is he whom the Father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chas- 
tisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons, 
Yy, 34 


266 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 


Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and 
we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unte 
the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chas- 
tened us after their own pleasure ; but he for our profit, that we might be 
partakers of his holiness. These words, guud brother, are written in 
holy Scripture for our comfort and instruction; that we should patiently, 
and with thanksgiving, bear our heavenly Father’s correction, whenso- 
ever, by any manner of adversity, it shall please his gracious goodness to 
visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian persons, 
than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering patiently adversities, trou- 
bles, and sicknesses. For he himself went not up to joy, but first he 
suffered pain; he entered not into his glory before he was crucified. So 
truly our way to eternal joy is to suffer here with Christ ; and our door 
to enter into eternal life is gladly to die with Christ ; that we may rise 
again from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now there- 
fore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I 


exhort you, in the Name of God, to remember the profession which you — 


made unto God in your Baptism. And forasmuch as after this life there 
is an account to be given unto the righteous Judge, by whom all must be 
judged, without respect of persons, I require you to examine yourself and 


your estate, both toward God and man; so that, accusing and condemn-— 


ing yourself for your own faults, you may find mercy at our heavenly 
Father’s hand for Christ’s sake, and not be accused and condemned in 
that fearful judgment. ‘Therefore I shall rehearse to you the Articles of 
our Faith; that you may know whether you do believe as a Christian 
man should, or no. 


WT Here the Minister shall rehearse the Articles of the Faith, saying thus, 


Deke thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and 


earth? 
And in Jesus Christ his only-begotten Son our Lord? And that he 


was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he suf-— 


fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; that he went 
down into hell, and also did rise again the third day; that he ascended 
into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; 
and from thence shall come again, at the end of the world, to judge the 
quick and the dead ? 

And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church, 
the Communion of Saints; the Remission of sins; the Resurrection of 
the flesh ; and everlasting Life after death ? 


| The sick person shall answer, 


All this I steadfastly believe. 


T Then shall the Minister examine whether he repent him truly of his sins, and be in charith 
with all the world ; exhorting him to forgive, from the bottom of his heart, all persons that 
have offended him ; and if he hath offended any other, to ask them forgiveness ; and where he 


hath done injury or sorong to any man, that he make amends -to the uttermost of his power: 
z 


‘And if he hath not before disposed of his goods, let him then be admonished to make his Will, 
and to declare his Debts, what he oweth, and what is owing unto him, for the better discharg= 
ing of his conscience, and the quietness of his Executors. But men should often be put in 
remembrance to take order for the settling of their temporal estates, whilst they are in health. 


| The Exhortation before rehearsed, may be said before the Minister begin his Prayer, as he 
shall see cause. 


{| The Minister shall not omit earnestly to move such sick persons as are of ability, to be libs 
val to the poor. 


VISITATION OF THE SICK. 267 


T And then the Minister shall say the Collect following. 
Let us pray. 


MOST merciful God, who, according to the multitude of thy mer- 

cies, dost so put away the sins of those who truly repent, that thou 
rememberest them no more ; Open thine eye of mercy upon this thy ser- 
vant, who most earnestly desireth pardon and forgiveness. Renew in 
him, most loving Father, whatsoever hath been decayed by the fraud and 
malice of the devil, or by Ais own carnal will and frailness ; preserve and 
continue this sick member in the unity of the Church; consider his con- 
trition, accept his tears, assuage fis pain, as shall seem to thee most ex- 
pedient for him. And forasmuch as he putteth Ais full trust only in thy 
mercy, impute not unto Avm his former sins, but strengthen Aim with thy 
blessed Spirit ; and, when thou-art pleased to take him hence, take him 
unto thy favour ; through the merits of thy most dearly beloved Son Je- 
sus Christ our Lord. Amen. . | 


| Then shall the Minister say this Psalm. 


Psalm cxxx. De profundis. a 
Ou of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lorp; Lord, hear my 


voice. 
O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. 
If thou, Lorp, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, 
who may abide it ? 
For there is mercy with thee ; therefore shalt thou be feared. 
‘I look for the Lorp; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is 
my trust. 
My soul fleeth unto the Lord, before the morning watch ; I say, before 
the morning watch. 
O Israel, trust in the Lorp; for with the Lorp there is mercy, and 
with him is plenteous redemption. 
_ And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. 


Wl Adding this. 


@) SAVIOUR of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood 
hast redeemed us; Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee, 
O Lord. 


Then shall the Minister say, 


A laser Almighty Lord, who is a most strong tower to all those who put 
; their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under 
the earth, do bow and obey, Be now and evermore thy defence; and 
make thee know and feel, that there is none other Name under heaven 
given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive health 
and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 


‘| Here the Minister may use any part of the service of this book, which, in his discretion, he 
shall think convenient to the occasion ; and after that shall say, 


t NTO God’s gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. ‘The 
Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine 


upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance 
upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen. 


268 VISITATION OF THE SICK. 


% Prayers which may be said with the foregoing service, or any part thereof, at the discretion of 
the Minister. 


A Prayer for a sick Child. 


O ALMIGHTY God, and merciful Father, to whom alone belong the 
issues of life and death; Look down from heaven, we humbly be- 
seech thee, with the eyes of mercy upon this child, now lying upon the 
bed of sickness: Visit Azm, O Lord, with thy salvation; deliver Azm in 
thy good appointed time from Azs bodily pain, and save his soul for thy 
mercies’ sake: That, if it shall be thy pleasure to prolong Ais days here 
on earth, he may live to thee, and be an instrument of thy glory, by serv- 
ing thee faithfully, and doing good in his generation; or else receive him 
into those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those who sleep in the 
Lord Jesus enjoy perpetual rest and felicity. Grant this, O Lord, for 
thy mercies’ sake, in the same thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who liv- 
eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world 
without end. Amen. 


A Prayer for a sick Person, when there appeareth but small hope of 
recovery. 


O FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time 
of need ; We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy servant, 
here lying under thy hand in great weakness of body. Look graciously 
upon him, O Lord; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen 
him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and 
Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give fim unfeigned repentance for all 
the errors of Avs life past, and steadfast faith in thy Son Jesus ; that Azs 
sins may be done away by thy mercy, and fis pardon sealed in heaven, 
before he go hence, and be no more seen. We know, O Lord, that there 
is no word impossible with thee ; and that, if thou wilt, thou canst even 
yet raise im up, and grant him a longer continuance amongst us: Yet, 
forasmuch as in all appearance the time of Azs dissolution draweth near, 
so fit and prepare him, we beseech thee, against the hour of death, that 
after Ais departure hence in peace, and in thy favour, Ais soul may be 
received into thine everlasting kingdom; through the merits and media- 
tion of Jesus Christ thine only Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen. 


A commendatory Prayer for a sick Person at the point of departure. 


QO ALMIGHTY God, with whom do live the spirits of just men made 
perfect, after they are delivered from their earthly prisons; We 
humbly commend the soul of this thy servant, our dear brother, into thy 
hands, as into the hands of a faithful Creator, and most merciful Saviour ; 
most humbly beseeching thee, that it may be precious in thy sight. Wash 
it, we pray thee, in the blood of that immaculate Lamb, that was slain to 
take away the sins of the world; that whatsoever defilements it may have 
contracted in the midst of this miserable and naughty world, through the 
lusts of the flesh, or the wiles of Satan, being purged and done away, it 
may be presented pure and without spot before thee. And teach us who 
survive, in this, and other like daily spectacles of mortality, to see how 
frail and uncertain our own condition is ; and so to number our days, 
that we may seriously apply our hearts to that holy and heavenly wis- 
dom, whilst we live here, which may in the end bring us to life ever- 
lasting ; through the merits of Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord. 
Amen. 


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A Prayer for Persons troubled in mind or tn conscience. 


O BLESSED Lord, the Father of mercies, and the God of all com- 
fort, We beseech thee, look down in pity and compassion upon this 
thy afflicted servant. ‘Thou writest bitter things against him, and makest 
him to possess his former iniquities ; thy wrath lieth hard upon Aim, and 
his soul is full of trouble. But, O merciful God, who hast written thy 
holy Word for our learning, that we, through patience and comfort of thy 
holy Scriptures, might have hope; give hun a right understanding of 
himself, and of thy threats and promises ; that he may neither cast away 
his confidence in thee, nor place it any where but in thee. Give him 
strength against all Azs temptations, and heal all Ais distempers. Break 
not the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax. Shut not up thy ten- 
der mercies in displeasure ; but make him to hear of joy and gladness, 
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Deliver him from 
fear of the enemy, and lift up the light of thy countenance upon Aim, and 
give him peace, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


A Prayer which may be said by the Minister in behalf of all present at 
the visitation. 


O GOD, whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be 
numbered ; Make us, we beseech thee, deeply sensible of the short- 
ness and uncertainty of human life; and let thy Holy Spirit lead us 
through this vale of misery, in holiness and righteousness, all the days 
of our lives: That, when we shall have served thee in our generation, 
we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good 
conscience ; in the communion of the catholic Church; in the confidence 
of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy 
hope ; in favour with thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world. 
All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


A Prayer which may be said in case of sudden surprise and immediate 
danger. 


O MOST gracious Father, we fly unto thee for mercy in behalf of this 
thy servant, here lying under the sudden visitation of thine hand. If 
it be thy will, preserve Azs life, that there may be place for repentance ; 
but if thou hast otherwise appointed, let thy mercy supply to ham the 
want of the usual opportunity for the trimming of jis lamp. Stir up in 
him such sorrow for sin, and such fervent love to thee, as may in a short 
time do the work of many days : That among the praises which thy saints 
and holy angels shall sing to the honour of thy mercy through eternal 
_ages, it may be to thy unspeakable glory, that thou hast redeemed the 
soul of this thy servant from eternal death, and made him partaker of the 
everlasting life, which is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


A Thanksgiving for the beginning of a recovery. 


REAT and mighty God, who bringest down to the grave, and bring- 

est up again; We bless thy wonderful goodness, for having turned 

our heaviness into joy and our mourning into gladness, by restoring this 

our brother to some degree of his former health. Blessed be thy Name 

that thou didst not forsake him in his sickness; but didst visit ham with 
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270 COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 


comfurts from above ; didst support him in patience and submission to thy 
will; and, at last, didst send Azm seasonable relief. Perfect, we beseech 
thee, this thy mercy towards him; and prosper the means which shall be 
made use of for Ais cure: That being restored to health of body, vigour of 
mind, and cheerfulness of spirit, he may be able to go to thine house, to 
offer thee an oblation with great gladness ; and to bless thy holy Name 
for all thy goodness towards him; through Jesus Christ.our Saviour, to 
whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 


THE COMMUNION OF THE SICK. 


T Forasmuch as all mortal men are subject to many sudden perils, diseases, and sicknesses, and 
ever uncertain what time they shall depart out of this life; therefore, to the intent they may 


be always in readiness to die, whensoever it shall please Almighty God to call them, the Min= 


isters shall diligently from time to time (but especially in the time of pestilence, or other in- 
fectious sickness) exhort their parishioners to the often receiving of the Holy Communion of 
the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, when it shall be publicly administered in the 
Church ; that so doing, they may, in case of sudden visitation, have the less cause to be dis- 
quieted for lack of the same. But if the sick person be not able to come to the Church, and 
yet is desirous to receive the Communion in his house ; then he must give timely notice to the 
Minister, signifying also how many there are to communicate with him, (which shall be two 
at the least ;) and all things necessary being prepared, the Minister shall there celebrate the 
Holy Communion, beginning with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, here following. 


The Collect. 


LMIGHTY, everliving God, Maker of mankind, who dost correct 
- those whom thou dost love, and chastise every one whom thou dost 


receive ; We beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant visited 


with thine hand, and to grant that he may take Ais sickness patiently, and 
recover /zs bodily health, if it be thy gracious will ; and that whensoever 
his soul shall depart from the body, it may be without spot presented un- 
to thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Epistle. -Heb. xii. 5. 


i i Y son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when 
thou art rebuked of him. For whom the Lord loveth he chasten- 
eth ; and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. . i 


The Gospel. St. John v. 24. 


Verh verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and be- 
lieveth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not 
come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. 


I After which the Minister shall proceed according to the form before prescribed for the Holy 
Communion, beginning at these words, Ye who do truly, &c. 


T At the time of the distribution of the holy Sacrament, the Minister shall first receive the 
Communion himself, and after minister unto those who are appointed to communicate with 
the sick, and last of all to the sick person. Ey 


T But if a man, either by reason of extremity of sickness, or for want of warning in due time — 


to the Minister, or for lack of company to receive with him, or by any other just impediment, 
do not receive the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood, the Minister shall instruct him, 
that if he do truly repent him of his sins, and steadfastly believe that Jesus Christ hath suf- 
fered death upon the Cross for him, and shed his Blood for his redemption, earnestly remem 


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bering the benefits he hath thereby, and giving him hearty thanks therefor, he doth eat and 
drink the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ profitably to his Soul’s health, although he 
do not receive the Sacrament with his mouth. 


T When the sick person is visited, and receiveth the Holy Communion all at one time, then the 
Minister, for more expedition, shall cut off the form of the Visitation at the Psalm, and go 
straight to the Communion. 


‘I In the times of contagious sickness or disease, when none of the Parish or neighbours can be 
gotten to communicate with the sick in their houses, for fear of the infection, upon special re- 
quest of the diseased, the Minister alone may communicate with him. 








THE ORDER FOR 
THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 
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7 Here is to be noted, that the Office ensuing is not to be used for any unbaptized adults, any 
who die. excommunicate, or who havelaid violent hands upon themselves. 


T The Minister, meeting the Corpse at the entrance of the Churchyard, and going ties ‘tt, 
either into the Church, or towards the Grave, shall say, or sing, 
I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth 
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth 
and believeth 1 in me, shall never die. St. John xi. 25, 26. 


i] KNOW that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the Tabs 
ter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy 
this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: whom I shall see for myself, 
and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Jod xix. 25, 26, 27. 


W E brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry 
nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; 
blessed be the Name of the Lord. 1 Tum. vi. 7. Jodi. 21. 


I After they are comé into the Church, shall be said or sung the following Anthem, taken from 
the 39th and 90th Psalms. 


1 eh let me know my end, and the number of my days; that I may 
be certified how long I have to live. 

Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age 
is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is 
_altogether vanity. 

For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain; 
he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them. ~ 

And now, Lord, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee. 

- Deliver me from all mine offences ; and make me not'a rebuke unto 
the foolish. 

When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his 
beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a’ ‘garment: 
every man therefore is but vanity. 

Hear my prayer, O Lorp, and with thine ears consider my calling ; ; 
hold not thy peace at my tears: 

For Iam a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers 
were. 


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O spare me a little, that Imay recover my strength, before I go hence, 
and be no more seen. 

Lorp, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the 
world were made, thou art God from everlasting, and world without end. 

Thou turnest man to destruction; again thou sayest, Come again, ye 
children of men. : 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday ; seeing that is 
past as a watch in the night. 

As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep; and fade 
away suddenly like the grass. 

In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but in the evening it is 
cut down, dried up, and withered. 

For we consume away in thy displeasure ; and are afraid at thy wrath- 
ful indignation. 

Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee; and our secret sins in the 
light of thy countenance. 

For when thou art angry, all our days are gone: we bring our years 
to an end, as it were a tale that is told. 

The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men 
be so strong that they come to fourscore years, yet is their strength then 
but labour and sorrow ; sc soon passeth it away, and we are gone. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto 
wisdom. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 

I Then shall follow the Lesson, taken out of the fifteenth Chapter of the first Epistle of St 
Paul to the Corinthians. 


1 Cor. xv. 20. 


OW is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of 
them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also 

the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ 
shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the 
first-fruits ; afterward they that are Christ’s, at his coming. Then com- 
eth the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even 
the Father ; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority, and 
power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all 
things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, 
it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also 
himself be subject unto Him that put all things under him, that God may 
be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, 
if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? 
and why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing, 
which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner 
of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, 
if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die. Be 
not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to 
righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. 
I speak this to your shame. But some man will say, How are the dead 
raised up? and with what body do they come? Thou fool! that which 


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thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sow- 
est, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance 
of wheat, or of some other grain. But God giveth it a body as it hath 
pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same 
flesh ; but there is one kind of flesh of men. another flesh of beasts, ano- 
ther of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and 
bodies terrestrial ; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of 
the terrestrial is another. ‘There is one glory of the sun, and another 
glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars ; for one star differeth 
from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It 
is sown in corruption ; it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishon- 
our; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness ; it is raised in power : 
it is sown a natural body ; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natu- 
ral body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first 
man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quicken- 
ing spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is‘ spiritual, but that which 
is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. ‘The first man is of the 
earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As. is the 
earthy, such are they that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are 
they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the 
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.. Now this I say, 
brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God ; neither 
doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery : we 
shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the 
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and 
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For 
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on 
immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, 
and this mortal shall have put on immortality; then shall be brought to 
pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O 
death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting 
of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to 
God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. There- 
fore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abound- 
ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is 
not in vain in the Lord. 


When they come to the Grave, while the Corpse is made ready to be laid into the earth, shall 
; be sung or said, 


VAX: that is born of a woman, hath but a short time. to live, and is 
full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he 
fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. 
In the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for suc- 
cour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased ? 
Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most 
merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. 
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful 
ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, 
O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us 
not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. 
1 Then, while the earth shall be cast upon the Body by some standing by, the Minister shall 
say, 
eee Cr as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise provi- 
dence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, we 
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Q74 BURIAL OF THE DEAD. 


therefore commit Ais body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, 
dust to dust; looking for the general Resurrection in the last day, and 
the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ ; at whose 
second coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the earth and the 
sea shall give up their dead; and the corruptible bodies of those who 
sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious body ; 
according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things 
unto himself 
| Then shall be sard, or sung, 


| HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From hence- 
forth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord: even so saith the 
Spirit ; for they rest from their labours. Rev. xiv. 13. 


1 Then the Minister shall say the Lord’s Prayer. 
Gee Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 


| Then the Minister shall say one or both of the following Prayers, at his discretion. 


guia ee God, with whom do live the spirits of those who depart 
hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after 
they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity ; 
We give thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all those thy ser- 
vants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their 
labours. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed 
in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect consummation 
and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory ; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


MERCIFUL God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the 

resurrection and the life ; in whom whosoever believeth, shall live, 
though he die ; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die 
eternally ; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, not 
to be sorry, as men without hope, for those who sleep in him; We hum- 
bly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the 
life of righteousness ; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest 
in him ; and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be 
found acceptable in thy sight ; and receive that blessing, which thy well- 
beloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and fear thee, saying, 
Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared 
for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, 
O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. 
Amen. 


HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 


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THE 
THANKSGIVING OF WOMEN AFTER CHILD-BIRTH ; 


COMMONLY CALLED, 


THE CHURCHING OF WOMEN. 





| This Service, or the concluding prayer alone, as it stands among the Occasional Prayers and 
Thanksgivings, may be used at the discretion of the Minister. 


IT The Woman, at the usual time after her delivery, shall come into the church decently appar- 
elled, and there shall kneel down in some convenient place, as hath been accustomed, or as the 
Ordinary shall direct : And then the Minister shall say unto her, 


eee as it hath pleased Almighty God, of his goodness, to 
give you safe deliverance, and to preserve you in the great danger 
of Child- birth; you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God, and say, 


I Then shall the Minister say the following Hymn, taken from the 116th Psalm. 


Diiext quoniam. 


A AM well aaa that the Lorp hath heard the voice of my prayer ; 

That he hath inclined his ear unto me ; therefore will I call upon 
him as long as [I live. 

I found trouble and heaviness, and I called upon the Name of the 
Lorp ; O Lorp, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 

Gracious is the Lorn, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 

What reward shall I give unto the Lorp, for all the benefits that he 
hath done unto me ? 

I will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the 
Lorp. 

I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people; in the 
courts of the Lorp’s house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. 
Praise the Lorp. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 


I] Then shall the Minister say the Lord’s Prayer, with what follows : but the Lord’s Prayer 
may be omitted, tf this be used with the Morning or Evening Prayer. 


ie Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen, 


Minister. O Lord, save this woman thy servant ; 
Answer. Who putteth her trust in thee. 
Minister. Be thou to her a strong tower ; 
Answer. From the face of her enemy. 

Minister. Lord, hear our prayer. 

Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 
Minister. Let us pray, 


276 FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 


O ALMIGHTY God, we give thee humble thanks for that thou hast 
been graciously pleased to preserve, through the great pain and peril 
of Child-birth, this woman thy servant, who desires now to offer her praises 
and thanksgivings unto thee. Grant, we beseech thee, most merciful 
Father, that she, through thy help, may both faithfully live, and walk 
according to thy will, in this life present ; and also may be partaker of 
everlasting glory in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. , 

| The Woman, that cometh to give her Thanks, must offer accustomed offerings, which shall be 


applied by the Minister and the Churchwardens to the relief of distressed women in child: 
bed ; and if there be a Communion, it is convenient that she receive the Holy Communion. 





FORMS OF 


PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 


UT The Morning and Evening Service to be used daily at Sea, shall be the same which is ap- 
pointed in the Book of Common Prayer. 


T These two following Prayers may be also used in ships of war. 4 


O ETERNAL Lord God, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and 
rulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with 
bounds, until day and night come to an end ; Be pleased to receive into 
thy Almighty and most gracious protection, the persons of us thy ser- 
vants, and the Fleet [or Ship] in which we serve. Preserve us from the 
dangers of the sea, and from the violence of the enemy ; that we may be 
a safeguard unto the United States of America, and a security for such 
as pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions ; that the inhabitants of 
our land may in peace and quietness serve thee our God; and that we 
may return in safety to enjoy the blessings of the land, with the fruits 
of our labour; and, with a thankful remembrance of thy mercies, te 
praise and glorify thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord 
Amen. 


The Collect. 


IRECT us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious fu 


vour, and further us with thy continual help; that in all our works 


begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name; 
and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ 


our Lord. Amen. 


Prayers to be used in Storms at Sea. 


O MOST powerful and glorious Lord God, at whose command the 
winds blow, and lift up the waves of the sea, and who stillest the 
rage thereof; We, thy creatures, but miserable sinners, do in this our 
great distress cry unto thee for help: Save, Lord, or else we perish. We 
confess, when we have been safe, and seen all things quiet about us, wa 





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fame, 
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FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 277 


have forgotten thee our God, and refused to hearken to the still voice of 
thy word, and to obey thy commandments: But now we see how 
terrible thou art in all thy works of wonder ; the great God to be feared 
above all: And therefore we adore thy Divine Majesty, acknowledging 
thy power, and imploring thy goodness. Help, Lord, and save us for thy 
mercy’s sake, in Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord. Amen. 


I. Or this. 


O MOST glorious and gracious Lord God, who dwellest in heaven, but 
beholdest all things below ; Look down, we beseech thee, and hear 
us, calling out of the depths of misery, and out of the jaws of this death, 
which is now ready to swallow us up: Save, Lord, or else we perish. 
The living, the living shall praise thee. O send thy word of command 
to rebuke the raging winds and the roaring sea; that we, being delivered 
from this distress, may live to serve thee, and to glorify.thy Name all the 
days of our life. Hear, Lord, and save us, for the infinite merits of our 
blessed Saviour, thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 


The Prayer to be said before a Fight at Sea against any enemy. 


O MOST powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord of hosts, that 
rulest and commandest all things; ‘Thou sittest in the throne judg- 
ing right, and therefore we make our address to thy Divine Majesty in 
this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause into thine own hand, 
and judge between us and our enemies. Stir up thy strength, O Lord, 
and come and help us ; for thou givest not alway the battle to the strong, 
but canst save by many or by few. O let not our sins now cry against 
us for vengeance; but hear us thy poor servants begging mercy, and 
imploring thy help, and that thou wouldest be a defence unto us against 
the face of the enemy. Make it appear that thou art our Saviour and 
mighty Deliverer, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


aca eva for single persons, who cannot meet to join in Prayer with 
others, by reason of the Fight, or Storm. 


General Prayers. 


Rae be merciful to us sinners, and save us for thy mercy’s sake. 
Thou art the great God, who hast made and rulest all things: O 
deliver us for thy Name’s sake. 
Thou art the great God to be feared above all: O save us, that we 
may praise thee. 


Special Prayers with respect to the enemy. 


SP O Lord, art just and powerful: O defend our cause against the 
face of the enemy. 7 

O God, thou art a strong tower of defence to all who fly unto thee: O 
save us from the violence of the enemy. 

O Lord of hosts, fight for us, that we may glorify thee. 

O suffer us not to sink under the weight of our sins, or the violence 
of the enemy. 

O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name’s sake. 


Short Prayers in respect of a storm. 


Dean O Lord, who stillest the raging of the sea, hear, hear us, and 
save Lan that we perish not. 


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O blessed Saviour, who didst save thy disciples ready to perish in a 
storm, hear us, and save us, we beseech thee. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

O Lord, hear us. 

O Christ, hear us. 

x0d the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon 


us, Save us now and evermore. Amen. 


«yes Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 

dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 

us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 

give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; 

But deliver us from evil. Amen. 

1) When there shall be imminent danger, as many as can be spared from necessary service in 
the Ship shall be called together, and make an humble Confession of their sin to God: In 


which, every one ought seriously to reflect upon those particular sins of which his conscience 
shall accuse him; saying as followeth. 


The Confession. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all 
-& things, Judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our mani- 
fold sins and wickedness, Which we from time to time most grievously 
have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majes- 
ty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do 
earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The 
remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intol- 
erable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Fa- 
ther ; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sale Forgive us all that is 
past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In 
newness of life, To the honour and glory of thy Name; Through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


| Then shall the Priest, if there be any in the Ship, say, 
gee Ly God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath 
promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repent- 
ance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon and 
deliver you from all your sins ; confirm and strengthen you in all good- 
ness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


Thanksgiving after a storm. 


Jubilate Deo. Psalm lxvi. 


O BE joyful in God, all ye lands ; sing praises unto the honour of his 
Name; make his praise to be glorious. 

Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works; through the 
greatness of thy power shall thine enemies be found liars unto thee. 
Nae all the world shall worship thee, sing on thee, and praise thy 

ame 

O come hither, and behold the works of God; how wonderful he is in 
his doing toward the children of men. 


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He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes behold the people: and 
such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves. 

O praise our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be 
heard ; 

Who holdeth our soul in life ; and suffereth not our feet to slip. 

For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou also hast tried us, like as sil- 
ver is tried. 

Thou broughtest us into the snare; and laidest trouble upon our 
loins. 

I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings ; and will pay thee my 
vows, which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I 
was in trouble. 

O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God; and I will tell you 
what he hath done for my soul. 

I called unto him with my mouth, and gave him praises with my 
tongue. 

If [incline unto wickedness with mine heart, the Lord will not hear me. 

But God hath heard me ; and considered the voice of my prayer. 

Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, nor turned his mer- 
cy from me. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 


Confitemint Domino. Psalm evii. 


O THAT men would praise the Lorp for his goodness ; and declare 
the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 

That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell 
out his works with gladness ! 

They that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their business in 
great waters ; 

These men see the works of the Lorn, and his wonders in the deep. 

For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves 
thereof. 

They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep ; their 
soul melteth away because of the trouble. 

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their 
wit’s end. 

So when they cry unto the Lorp in their trouble, he delivereth them 
out of their distress. 

For he maketh the storm to cease, so that the waves thereof are still. 

Then are they glad, because they are at rest; and so he bringeth them 
unto the haven where they would be. 

O that men would therefore praise the Lorp for his goodness ; and 
declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 

That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and 
praise him in the seat of the elders! 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 


Collects of Thanksgiving. 


O MOST blessed and glorious Lord God, who art of infinite goodness 
and merey ; We, thy poor creatures, whom thou hast made and pre- 


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served, holding our souls in life, and now rescuing us out of the jaws of — 
death, humbly present ourselves again before thy Divine Majesty, to offer 
a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for that thou heardest us when we 
called in our trouble, and didst not cast out our prayer, which we made 
before thee in our great distress: Even when we gave all for lost, our 
ship, our goods, our lives, then didst thou mercifully look upon us, and 
wonderfully command a deliverance ; for which we, now being in safety, 
do give all praise and glory to thy holy Name ; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


i 


J Or this. 


O MOST mighty and gracious good God, thy mercy is over all. thy 
works, but in special manner hath been extended towards us, whom 
thou hast so powerfully and wonderfully defended. ‘Thou hast showed us 
terrible things, and wonders in the deep, that we might see how powerful 
and gracious a God thou art; how able and ready to help those who 
trust in thee. ‘Thou hast showed us how both winds and seas obey thy 
command ; that we may learn, even from them, hereafter to obey thy 
voice, and to do thy will. We therefore bless and glorify thy Name, for 
this thy mercy in saving us, when we were ready to perish. And,’ we 
beseech thee, make us as truly sensible now of thy mercy, as we were 
then of the danger; And give us hearts always ready to express our 
thankfulness, not only by words, but also by our lives, in being more 
obedient to thy holy commandments. Continue, we beseech thee, this 
thy goodness to us; that we, whom thou hast saved, may serve thee in 
holiness and righteousness all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen. | os 


A Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after a dangerous Tempest. 
O COME, let us give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; and 


his mercy endureth for ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; let the redeemed of the 
Lord say so, whom he hath delivered from the merciless rage of the sea. 

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of 
great mercy. 

He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; neither rewarded us 
according to our iniquities. 

But as the heaven is high above the earth; so great hath been his 
mercy towards us. 

We found trouble and heaviness; we were even at death’s door. 

The waters of the sea had well-nigh covered us ; the proud waters had 
well-nigh gone over our soul. 

The sea roared ; and the stormy wind lifted up the waves thereof. 

We were carried up as it were to heaven, and then down again into 
the deep ; our soul melted within us, because of trouble. 

Then cried we unto thee, O Lord; and thou didst deliver us out ae our 
distress. 

Blessed be thy Name, who didst not despise the prayer of thy ser- 
vants; but didst hear our cry, and hast saved us. 

Thou didst send forth thy commandment ; and the windy storm ceased, 
and was turned into a calm. 


O let us therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and’ declare the 


wonders that he hath done, and still doeth for the children of men! 


FORMS OF PRAYER TO BE USED AT SEA. 28] 


Praised be the Lord daily ; even the Lord that helpeth us, and poureth 
his benefits upon us. 

He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: God is the 
Lord, by whom we have escaped death. 

Thou, Lord, hast made us glad through the operation of thy hands; 
and we will triumph in thy praise. 

Blessed be the Lord God; even the Lord God, who only doeth won- 
drous things ; 

And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever; and let every one 
of us say, Amen, Amen. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 


A Psalm or Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving after Victory. 


j bs the Lord had not been on our side, now may we say; if the Lord 
himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us ; 

They had swallowed us up quick, when they were so wrathfully dis- 
pleased at us. 

Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our 
soul; the deep waters of the proud had gone over our soul. 

But praised be the Lord, who hath not given us over as a prey unto 
them. 

The Lord hath wrought a mighty salvation for us. 

We got not this by our own sword, neither was it our own arm that 
saved us; but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy coun- 
tenance, because thou hadst a favour unto us. 

The Lord hath appeared for us ; the Lord hath covered our heads, and 
made us to stand in the day of battle. 

The Lord hath appeared for us; the Lord hath overthrown our ene 
mies, and dashed in pieces those that rose up against us. 

Therefore not unto us, O Lord, not unto us; but unto thy Name be 
given the glory. 

The Lord hath done great things for us; the Lord hath done great 
things for us, for which we rejoice. 

Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven 
and earth. 

Blessed be the Name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. Amen. 

Tl After this Hymn may be said the Te Deum. 
I Then this Collect. 


| O ALMIGHTY God, the Sovereign Commander of all the world, in 
) whose hand is power and might, which none is able to withstand ; 
| We bless and magnify thy great and glorious Name for this happy Vic- 
tory, the whole glory whereof we do ascribe to thee, who art the only 
: giver of Victory. And, we beseech thee, give us grace to improve this 
_ great mercy to thy glory, the advancement of thy Gospel, the honour of 
our country, and, as much as in us lieth, to the good of all mankind. 
_ And, we beseech thee, give us such a sense of this great mercy, as may 

engage us to a true thankfulness, such as may appear in our lives by an 

seapieai ct and obedient walking before thee all our days; through 
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Jesus Christ our Lord; to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, as for 
all thy mercies, so in particular for this Victory and Deliverance, be all 
glory and honour, world without end. Amen. 


2 Cor. xii. 14. 


4 bse grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 


At the Burial of the Dead at Sea. 


T The Office in the Common Prayer Book may be used; only instead of these words vs 
therefore commit hzs body to the ground, earth to earth, &c.] say, 


BY therefore commit his body to the deep, to be turned into corrup- 
tion, looking for the resurrection of the body, (when the sea shall 
give up her dead,) and the Jife of the world to come, through our Lord 
Jesus Christ; who at his coming shall change our vile body, that it may 
be like his glorious body, according to the mighty working whenehy) he 
is able to subdue all things unto himself. 





A FORM OF PRAYER FOR 


THE VISITATION OF PRISONERS. | 


7 When Morning or Evening Prayer shall be read in any Prison, instead of the Psalm, O 
come, let us sing, &c., shall be read the 130th Psalm : and the Minister shall insert, after the 
Collect for the day, the Collect in the following Service,O God, who sparest, &c., and at such 
times as the Litany is not read, he shall add the prayer, O God, merciful Father, who de- 
spisest nut, &c. 


WT And when notice is given to the Minister, that a Prisoner is confined for some great or capi- 
tal crime, he shall visit him; and when he cometh into the place where the Prisoner is, he 
shall say, kneeling down, 


iio not, Lord, our iniquities, nor the iniquities of our fore- 
fathers ; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good 
Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious 
blood, and be not angry with us for ever. 

Answer. Spare us, good Lord. 


Let us pray. 


Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 


Ge Father, who art in heaven, &c. 
Minister. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; 
Answer. And grant us thy salvation. 
Minister. Turn thy face from our sins ; 
Answer. And blot out all our iniquities. 
Mimster. Send us help. from thy holy place ; 
Answer. For thine indignation lieth hard ppoRus, 
Minister. O Lord, hear our prayer ; 
Answer. And let the sighing of the prisoners come before thee, ~ 


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The Collect. 


RANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil 

deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace 

may mercifully be relieved ; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 


GOD, who sparest when we deserve punishment, and in thy wrath 
rememberest mercy ; We humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness to 
comfort and succour all those who are under reproach and misery in the 
house of bondage ; correct them not in thine anger, neither chasten them 
in thy sore displeasure. Give them a right understanding of themselves, 
and of thy threats and promises; that they may neither cast away their 


confidence in thee, nor place it any where but in thee. Relieve the dis- 


tressed, protect the innocent, and awaken the guilty: and forasmuch as 
thou alone bringest light out of darkness, and good out of evil, grant that 
the pains and punishments which these thy servants endure, through their 
bodily confinement, may tend to setting free their souls from the chains 
of sin; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


‘ Here the Minister, as he shall see convenient, may read the Prayer for All Conditions of 


Men, the Collect for Ash-Wednesday, and the Collect beginning Almighty God, the foun- 
tain of all wisdom, &c., or any other prayer of the Liturgy, which he shall judge proper. 


I Then shall the Minister exhort the prisoner or prisoners after this form, or other like. 


EARLY beloved, know this, that Almighty God, whose never-failing 
providence governeth all things both in heaven and earth, hath so 


‘wisely and mercifully ordered the course ofthis world, that his judg- 


ments are often sent as fatherly corrections to us; and if with due sub- 
mission and resignation to his holy will we receive the. same, they will 
work together for our good. 

It is your part and duty, therefore, to humble yourself under the mighty 
hand of God, to acknowledge the righteousness of his judgments, and to 
endeavour that, by his grace, this present visitation may lead you to a 
sincere and hearty repentance. 

The way and means thereto is, to examine your life and conversation 
by the rule of God’s commandments ; and whereinsoever you shall per- 
ceive yourself to have offended either by will, word, or deed, there to 
bewail your own sinfulness, and to confess yourself to Almighty God, 
with full purpose of amendment of life. And if you shall perceive your 
offences to be such as are not only against God, but also against your 
neighbours ; then to reconcile yourself to them, being ready to make 
restitution and satisfaction, according to the uttermost of your power, for 
all injuries and wrongs done by you to any other: and being likewise 
ready to forgive others who have offended you, as you would have for- 


- giveness of your offences at God’s hand. And to this true repentance 


and change of mind you must add a lively and steadfast faith, and de- 
pendence upon the merits of the death of Christ, with an entire resignation 
of yourself to the will of God. Except you repent, and believe, we can 
give you no hope of salvation. _ But if you do sincerely repent and be- 
lieve, God hath declared, though your sins be as red as scarlet, they shall 
be made white as snow ; though your wickednesses have gone over your 


head, yet shall they not be your destruction. 


) 


We exhort you therefore in the Name of God, and of his dear Sou. 
Jesus Christ our Saviour, and as you tender your own salvation, to take 


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good heed of these things in time, while the day of salvation lasteth ; for 
the night cometh, when no man can work. While you have the light, 
believe in the light, and walk as children of the light, that you be not 
cast into outer darkness ; that you may not knock, when the door shall 
be shut ; and cry for mercy, when it is the time of justice. Now, you 
are the object of God’s mercy, if by repentance and true faith you turn 
unto him; but if you neglect these things, you will be the object of his 
justice and vengeance. Now, you may claim the merits of Christ; but 
if you die in your sins, his sufferings will tend to your greater condemna- 
tion. O beloved, consider in this your day, how fearful a thing it will be 
to fall into the hands of the living God, when you can neither fly to his 
mercy to protect you, nor to the merits of Christ to cover you in that 
terrible day. 


I] Here the Minister shall examine him concerning his faith, and rehearse the Articles of the 
Creed, Dost thou believe in God, &c. And the prisoner shall answer, 


All this I steadfastly believe. 


T Then shall the Minister examine whether he repent him truly of his sins, and be in charity 
with all the world, and further admonish him particularly concerning the crimes wherewith 
he is charged ; and exhort him, if he have any scruples, that he would declare the same, and 
prepare himself for the Holy Communion, against the time that it may be proper to administer 
at to him. 


Then, all kneeling, the Minister shall say as follows, from the 51st Psalm. 


HAYE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness ; according 
to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. 

Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my 
sin. 
For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. 

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that 
thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. 

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother con- 
ceived me. 

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to 
understand wisdom secretly. 

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt 
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which 
thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds. 

Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit 
from me. 

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablish me with thy free 
Spirit. 

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and sinners shall be con- 
verted unto thee. 

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my 
health; and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. 

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. 

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou de- 
lightest not in burnt-offerings. 

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, 
O God, shalt thou not despise. 


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1 Then the Minister shall say, 
Let us pray. 


LORD, we beseech thee, mercifully hear our prayers, and spare all 

those who confess their sins unto thee ; that they, whose consciences 
by sin are accused, by thy merciful pardon may be absolved; through 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


GOD, whose mercy is everlasting, and power infinite ; Look down 

with pity and compassion upon the sufferings of this thy servant; 
and whether thou visitest for trial of his patience, or punishment of his 
offences, enable him by thy grace cheerfully te submit himself to thy ho- 
ly will and pleasure. Go not far from those, O Lord, whom thou hast 
laid in a place of darkness, and in the deep ; and forasmuch as thou hast 
not cut Aim off suddenly, but chastenest hum as a father, grant that he, duly 
considering thy great mercies, may be unfeignedly thankful, and turn un- 
to thee with true repentance and sincerity of heart ; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


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Prayers for Persons under sentence of death. 


| When a Criminal is under sentence of death, the Minister shall proceed, immediately after 
the Collect, O God, who sparest, &c., to exhort him after this form, or other like. 


dB Jenoreets beloved, it hath pleased Almighty God, in his justice, to 
bring you under the sentence and condemnation of the law. You 
are shortly to suffer death in such a manner, that others, warned by your 
example, may be the more afraid to offend; and we pray God, that you 
may make such use of your punishments in this world, that your soul may 
be saved in the world to come. 

Wherefore we come to you in the bowels of compassion ; and, being 
desirous that you should avoid presumption on the one hand, and despair 
on the other, shall plainly lay before you the wretchedness of your con- 
dition, and declare how far you ought to depend on the mercies of God, 
and the merits of our Saviour. Consider then seriously with yourself, 
in all appearance the time of your dissolution draweth near; your sins 
have laid fast hold upon you; you are soon to be removed from among 
men by a violent death ; and you shall fade away suddenly like the grass, 
which in the morning is green and groweth up, but in the evening is cut 
down, dried up, and withered. After you have thus finished the course 
of a sinful and miserable life, you shall appear before the Judge of all 
flesh ; who, as he pronounces blessings on the righteous, shall likewise 
say, with a terrible voice of most just judgment, to the wicked, Go, ye 
accursed, into the fire everlasting, prepared for the devil and his angels. 

Your sins have brought you too near this dreadful sentence : it is there- 
fore your part and duty, my brother, humbly to confess and bewail your 
great and manifold offences, and to repent you truly of your sins, as you 
tender the eternal salvation of your soul. 

Be not deceived with a vain and presumptuous expectation of God’s 
favour, nor say within yourself, Peace, peace, where there is no peace ; 
for there is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. God is not mocked ; 
he is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity ; and without holiness no man 

shall see the Lord. On the other hand, despair not of God’s mercy, 
though trouble is on every side; for God shutteth not up his mercies for 


286 VISITATION OF PRISONERS. 


ever in displeasure: but if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Do not 
either way abuse the goodness of God, who calleth us mercifully to 
amendment, and of his endless pity promiseth us forgiveness of that 
which i is past, if with a perfect and a true heart we. return, unto him. 

Since therefore you are soon to pass into an endless and unchangeable 
state, and your future happiness or misery depends upon the few moments 
which are left you, I require you strictly to examine. yourself, and your 
estate both towards God and towards man ; and let no worldly consider- 
ation hinder you from making a true and full confession of your sins, and 
giving all the satisfaction which is in your power to every one whom you 
have wronged or injured ; that you may find mercy at your heavenly Fa- 
ther’s hand, for Christ’s sake, and not be condemned in the dreadful day 
of judgment. 

Lastly, beloved, submit yourself with Christian resignation to the just 
judgment of God, which your own crimes have brought upon you, and be in 
charity with all men; being ready sincerely to forgive all such as have 
offended you, not excepting those who have prosecuted you even unto 
death: and, though this may seem:a hard saying, yet know assuredly, 
that without it your charity 1s not yet perfect. And fail not earnestly to 
endeavour and pray for this blessed temper and composure of mind. So 
may you cast yourself with an entire dependence upon the mercies of 
God, through the merits of our Saviour and, Redeemer Jesus. Christ. 


WT Here the Minister shall examine him concerning his faith, and rehearse the Articies of the 
Creed, Dost thou believe i in God, &c. “And the Criminal shall answer, 


All this I steadfastly believe. 


| Then shall the Minister examine whether he repent him truly of his sins, exhorting him to a 

. particular confession of the sin for which he is condemned ; and upon confession, 'he shall 
instruct him what satisfaction ought to be made to those whom he has offended thereby ; and 
if he knoweth any combinations in wickedness, or any evil practices designed against others, 
let him be admonished to the utmost of his power to discover and prevent them. 


| After his con fession, the Priest shall declare to him the pardoning mercy of God, in the form 
which is used in the Communion Service. 


I After which shall be said the Collect following. 


O HOLY Jesus, who, of thine infinite goodness, didst accept the con- 
version of a sinner on the cross; Open thine eye of mercy upon this 
thy servant, who desireth pardon and forgiveness, though in fis latest 
hour Ae turneth unto thee. Renew in Avm whatsoever hath been decayed 
by the fraud and malice of the devil, or by Azs own carnal will and frail- 
ness. Consider fis contrition; accept his repentance ; and forasmuch 
as he putteth Azs full trust only in thy mercy, impute not unto him his 
former sins, but strengthen Aim with thy blessed Spirit : and. when thou 
art pleased to take him hence, take Aim unto thy favour. This we beg 
through thy merits, O Lord, our Saviour and our Redeemer. Amen. 


WT Then shall the Minister say, : 
@) FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort ; We fly unto thee 


for succour in behalf of this thy servant, who is now ‘under the sentence 
of condemnation. ‘The day of his calamity is at hand, and he is account- 
ed as one of those who go down into the pit. - Blessed Lord, remember 
thy mercies ; look upon Avs infirmities ; hear the voice of his complaint ; 
give hum, we beseech thee, patience in this has time of adversity, and sup- 
port under the terrors which encompass Aim; set before his eyes the 


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things he hath done in the body, which have justly provoked thee to an- 
ger; and forasmuch as Ais continuance appeareth to be short amongst 
us, quicken him so much the more by thy grace and Holy Spirit; that 
he, being converted and reconciled unto thee, before thy judgments have 
cut Aim off from the earth, may at the hour of his death depart in peace, 
and be received into thine everlasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 
Adding this. 


QO SAVIOUR of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood 
hast redeemed us; Save us, and help us, we humbly beseech thee. 
O Lord. 


| Then the Minister, standing, shall say, 


N the midst of life we are in death: of whom may we seek for suc- 

cour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased 2 

Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most 
merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. 

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ; shut not thy merciful 
ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, 
O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us 
not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee. 


I Then the Minister shall say, 


dd bes Almighty God, who is a most strong tower to all those who put 
their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, in earth, and under 
the earth, do bow and obey, Be now and. evermore thy defence ; and 
make thee know and feel, that there is none other Name under heaven 
given to man, in whom, and through whom, thou mayest receive salva- 
tion, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 


I And after that shall say, 


NTO God’s gracious mercy and protection we commit thee. The 
Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face to shine 
upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. ‘The Lord lift up his countenance 
upon thee, and give thee peace, both now and evermore. Amen. 
WT At the time of Execution, besides all, or such parts of the foregoing Office as the Minister 


shall judge proper, shall be said the Commendatory Prayer for a person at the point of de- 
parture, as it is in the Visitation of the Sick. 





The Collect for the Communion Service. 


@) GOD, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy 
and pity; We beseech thee to have mercy upon this thy servant, 
who for Avs transgressions is appointed to die. Grant. that he may take 
thy judgments patiently, and repent him truly of his sins; that he recov- 
ering thy favour, the fearful reward of his actions may end with this 
life; and whensoever Azs soul shall depart from the body it may be 
without spot presented unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. Heb. xii. 11. 


N O chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous, 
nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of rightcous- 
ness, unto them which are exercised thereby. 


288 PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING. 


The Gospel. “St. John v. 24. 


bs Veet verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and be- 
lieveth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not 
come into condemnation ; but is passed from death unto life. 


A Prayer for imprisoned Debtors. 


Wiese gracious God, look down in pity and compassion upon these 
thine afflicted servants, who are fallen under the misery of a close 
restraint. Give them always a deep sense of their sins, and of thy fa- 
therly love and correction ; and the more their confinement presseth hard 
upon them, the more let the comforts of thy grace and mercy abound to- 
wards them. Give to their creditors tenderness and compassion, and to 
them a meek and forgiving spirit towards all those who have confined 
them, and a full purpose to repair all the injuries and losses which others 
have sustained by them. Raise them up friends to pity and relieve them ; 
give them the continued comfort of thy countenance here ; and so sanc- 
tify their afflictions, that they may work for them an eternal weight of 
glory ; through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our 
Lord. Amen. 


A FORM OF 


PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING 
TO ALMIGHTY GOD, 


For the fruits of the earth, and all the other blessings of his merciful 
Providence ; to be used yearly on the First THuRsDAY IN NovEMBER, 
or on such other day as shall be appointed by the Civil Authority. 


WT The service shall be as usual, except where it is hereby otherwise appointed. 


I Among the Sentences at the beginning of Morning Prayer shall be the following. 


HO*X OUR the Lorp with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all 
thine increase ; so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses shall burst out with new wine. Prov. ili. 9, 10. 

The Lorp by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath 
he established the heavens: by his knowledge the depths are broken up, 
and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 19, 20. 

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting 
arms. Deut. xxxill. 27. 

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone; the fountain of Jacob shall be 
upon the land of corn and of wine, also his heaven shall drop down dew 
Deut. xxxil. 28. 


PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING. 289 


Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O people saved by 
the Lorp, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! 
Deut. xxxiii. 29. 


I Instead of, O come let us sing, &c., the following shall be said or sung. 


| aeons ye the Lorn: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; 
for it is pleasant, and praise is comely. 

The Lorp doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the out- 
casts of Israel. 

He healeth those that are broken in heart, and bindeth up their 
wounds. 

He covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth ; 
he maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains. 

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 

Praise the Lorp, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Sion. 

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy 
children within thee. 

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the 
wheat. 


I Then shall be said or sung one of the Selections, or some other portion of the Psalms, at the 
discretion of the Minister. 


| The First Lesson shall be Deut. viii., and the Second Lesson shall be 1 Thess. v. 12 to 24. 


I After the General Thanksgiving, shail be said this which followeth. 


Mest gracious God, by whose knowledge the depths are broken up, 
and the clouds drop down the dew; We yield thee unfeigned thanks 
and praise, as for all thy mercies, so especially for the returns of seed- 
time and harvest, and for crowning the year with thy goodness, in the 
increase of the ground, and the gathering in of the fruits thereof. And, . 
we beseech thee, give us a just sense of this great mercy ; such as may 
appear in our lives, by an humble, holy, and obedient walking before thee 
all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the 
Holy Ghost, be all glory and honour, world without end. Amen. 


I The Collect to be used instead of that for the day. 


MOST merciful Father, who hast blessed the labours of the hus- 

bandman in the returns of the fruits of the earth; We give thee 
humble and hearty thanks for this thy bounty ; beseeching thee to con- 
tinue thy loving-kindness to us; that our land may still yield her in- 
crease, to thy glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


The Epistle. St. James i. 16. 


Du not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect 
gift is from above; and cometh down from the Father of Lights, 
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own 
will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first 
fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man 
be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man 
worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthi- 
ness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the in- 
grafted word, which is able to save your souls, Be ye doers of the word, 
and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. Tor if any be a hearer 
of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural 
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290 FAMILY PRAYER. 


face in a glass; for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straight- 
way forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into 
the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forget- 
ful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, 
but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Pure religion 
and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless 
and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the 
world. 


The Gospel. St. Matt. v. 43. 


Vee have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, 
and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, 
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for 
them which despitefully use you and persecute you ; that ye may be the 
children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to 
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the 
unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do 
not even the publicans the same? Or if ye salute your brethren only, 
what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans sot Be ye 
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 





FORMS OF 


PRAYER TO BE USED IN FAMILIES. 





MORNING PRAYER. 


J The Master or Mistress having called together as many of the Family as can conveniently 
be present, let one of them, or any other whom they shall think proper, say as follows, ali 
kneeling. 


ey Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. Thy will be done onearth, As it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive 
those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But 
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
LMIGHTY and everlasting God, in whom we _4cknowledgment of 
aS h hel : Wee th God’s mercy and pre- 
live and move and have our being; We, thy coryation, — especially 
needy creatures, render thee our humble praises, for through the night past. 
thy preservation of us from the beginning of our lives | 
to this day, and especially for having delivered us * wren disturbances 
from the dangers of the past night. ‘l’o thy watch- of _ ee ine a 
ful providence we owe it,* (that no disturbance hath Paks Rte Vm 
come nigh us or our dwelling; but that we are ing our dangers, we = 
i inni j brought in safety to the 
brought in safety to the beginning of this day.) For hosinuisasat intel 
these thy mercies, we bless and magnify thy glorious 
Name; humbly beseeching thee to accept this our morning sacrifice of 
praise and thanksgiving ; for his sake who lay down in the grave, and 
rose again for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


ee 





FAMILY PRAYER. Zor 
PAD, since it is of thy mercy, O gracious Father, Dedication of soul 
and body to God’s ser- 


that another day is added to our lives; We here o¢ a ee. 
dedicate both our souls and our bodies to thee and thy to ge growing daily in 
service, in a sober, righteous, and godly life: in which goodness. 
resolution, do thou, O merciful God, confirm and strengthen us; that, 
as we grow in age, we may grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


UT, O God, who knowest the weakness and cor- prayer for grace to 
ruption of our nature, and the manifold tempta- enable us to perform 
tions which we daily meet with; We humbly beseech “4 "¢se/ution. 
thee to have compassion on our infirmities, and to give us the constant 
assistance of thy Holy Spirit ; that we may be effectually restrained from 
sin, and excited to our duty. Imprint upon our hearts such a dread of 
thy judgments, and such a grateful sense of thy goodness to us, as may 
make us both afraid and ashamed to offend thee. And, above all, keep 
in our minds a lively remembrance of that great day, in which we must 
give a strict account of our thoughts, words, and actions ; and according 
to the works done in the body, be eternally rewarded or punished, by him 
~ whom thou hast appointed the Judge of quick and dead, thy Son Jesus 


Christ our Lord. Amen. 


i> particular, we implore thy grace and protection 
for the ensuing day. Keep us temperate in our 
meats and drinks, and diligent in our several callings. 
Grant us patience under any afflictions thou shalt see 
fit to lay on us, and minds always contented with our 
present condition. Give us grace to be just and up- 
right in all our dealings ; quiet and peaceable ; full of 
compassion ; and ready to do good to all men, accord- 
ing to our abilities and opportunities. Direct us in 
all our ways, *[and prosper the works of our hands 
in the business of our several stations.]| Defend us 
from all dangers and adversities; and be graciously 
pleased to take us, and all things belonging to us, 
under thy fatherly care and protection. ‘These things, 
and whatever else thou shalt see necessary and con- 
venient to us, we humbly beg, through the merits and 
mediation of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and Sa- 
viour. Amen. 


For grace to guide 
and keep us the follow- 
ing day, and for God’s 
blessing on tlez business 
of the same. 


* On Sunday morn- 
ing, instead of this, say, 
and let thy Holy Spirit 
accompany us to the 
place of thy public 
worship, making us se- 
rious and_ attentive, 
and raising our minds 
from the thoughts of 
this world to the con- 
sideration of the next, 
that we may fervently 
join in the prayers and 
praises of thy Church, 
and listen to our duty 
with honest hearts, in 
order to practise it. 


Se grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 


EVENING PRAYER. 


W The Family being together, a little before bed time, cet the Master or Mistress, or any other 
whom they shall think proper, say as follows, all kneeling. 


Eyles Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. 


Thy king- 


dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this 
day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those 


who trespass against us. 


And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver 


292 FAMILY PRAYER. 


us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
for ever andever. Amen. 


gd Bee, merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to Confession of sins, 
behold iniquity, and hast promised forgiveness OT cide 
to all those who confess and forsake their sins; We ® ; 
come before thee in an humble sense of our own un- * Zere let him who 
worthiness, acknowledging our manifold transgres- 7eads make a_ short 
sions of thy righteous laws.* But, O gracious Fa- pail pec pine 
ther, who desirest not the death of a sinner, look sins and failings of 
upon us, we beseech thee, in mercy, and forgive us 4 day. 

all our transgressions. Make us deeply sensible of the great evil of 
them; and work in us an hearty contrition; that we may obtain for- 
giveness at thy hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and pen- 
itent sinners; for the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, our only Saviour 
and Redeemer. Amen. 


Bay? lest, through our own frailty, or the tempta- 
tions which encompass us, we be drawn again 
into sin, vouchsafe us, we beseech thee, the direction 
and assistance of thy Holy Spirit. Reform whatever is amiss in the 
temper and disposition of our souls; that no unclean thoughts, unlawful 
designs, or inordinate desires, may rest there. Purge our hearts from 
envy, hatred, and malice: that we may never suffer the sun to go down 
upon our wrath; but may always go to our rest in peace, charity, and 
good-will, with a conscience void of offence towards thee, and towards 
men: ‘hat so we may be preserved pure and blameless, unto the coming 
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


Ah accept, O Lord, our intercessions for all 
mankind. Let the light of thy Gospel shine 
upon all nations; and may as many as have received it, live as becomes 
it. Be gracious unto thy Church; and grant that every member of the 
same, in his vocation and ministry, may serve thee faithfully. Bless all 
in authority over us; and so rule their hearts and strengthen their hands, 
that they may punish wickedness and vice, and maintain thy true religion 
and virtue. Send down thy blessings, temporal and spiritual, upon all 
our relations, friends, and neighbours. Reward all who have done us 
good, and pardon all those who have done or wish us evil, and give them 
repentance and better minds. Be merciful to all who are in any trouble ; 
and do thou, the God of pity, administer to them according to their sey- 
eral necessities ; for his sake who went about doing good, thy Son our 
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


Prayer for grace to 
reform and grow better. 


The Intercession 


Ly Pk our prayers, O Lord, we join our unfeigned 
thanks for all thy mercies; for our being, our 
reason, and all other endowments and faculties of soul and body ; for our 


The Thanksgiving 


health, friends, food, and raiment, and all the other comforts and con- - 


veniences of life. Above all, we adore thy mercy in sending thy only 
Son into the world, to redeem us from sin and eternal death, and in giv- 
ing us the knowledge and sense of our duty towards thee. We bless 
hee for thy patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great pro- 
vocations ; for all the directions, assistances, and comforts of thy Holy 
Spirit; for thy continual care and watchful providence over us through 


FAMILY PRAYER. 293 


the whole course of our lives; and particularly for the mercies and bene- 
fits of the past day: beseeching thee to continue these thy blessings to 
us; and to give us grace to show our thankfulness in a sincere obedience 
to liis laws, through whose merits and intercession we received them all, 
thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 


ie particular, we beseech thee to continue thy gra- prayer for God's 
cious protection to us this night. Defend us from protection through the 
all dangers and mischiefs, and from the fear of them ; "#4 Sel/owing. 
that we may enjoy such refreshing sleep as may fit us for the duties of 
the following day. Make us ever mindful of the time when we shall lie 
down in the dust ; and grant us grace always to live in such a state, that 
we inay never be afraid to die: so that, living and dying, we may be 
thine, through the merits and satisfaction of thy Son Christ Jesus, in 
whose Name we offer up these our imperfect prayers. Amen. 


He grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the 
fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 


W On Sundays and on other days, when it may be convenient, it will be proper to begin with a 
Chapter, or part of a Chapter, from the New Testament. 


2B2 


294 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS, 


TO BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY, AT THE DIS- 
CRETION OF THE MINISTER, 


Selection Sirst. 


Psalm xix. Coli enarrant. 


HE heavens declare the glory of God; and the 
firmament showeth his handy-work. 

One day telleth another; and one night certifieth 
another. 

There is neither speech nor language; but their 
voices are heard among them. 

Their sound is gone out into all lands; and their 
words into the ends of the world. 

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun; which 
cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and 
rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 

It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, 
and runneth about unto the end of it again; and there 
is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 

The law of the Lorp is an undefiled law, convert- 
ing the soul; the testimony of the Lorp is sure, and 
giveth wisdom unto the simple. 

The statutes of the Lorp are right, and rejoice the 
heart; the commandment of the Lorp is pure, and 
giveth light unto the eyes. 

The fear of the Lorn is clean, and endureth for 
ever; the judgments of the Lorp are true, and right- 
eous altogether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and the 
honey-comb. 

Moreover, by them is thy servant taught; and in 
keeping of them there is great reward. 


Sen. 1. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 295 


Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse 
thou me from my secret faults. 

Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest 
they get the dominion over me. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart, be alway acceptable in thy sight, 

O Lorp, my strength and my redeemer. 


Psalm xxiv. Domini est terra. 


HE earth is the Lorn’s, and all that therein is; 
the compass of the world, and they that dwell 
therein. 

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared 
it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lorp? or who 
shall rise up in his holy place ? 

Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; 
and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor 
sworn to deceive his neighbour. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lorn, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them that seek him; even 
of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, 
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is the King of glory? It is the Lorp strong 
and mighty, even the Lorp mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, 
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is the King of glory? Even the Lorp of hosts, 
he is the King of glory. 


Psalm ciii. Benedic, anima mea. 


PRAISE the Lorp, O my soul; and all that is 


within me, praise his holy Name. 


296 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Seu. 1. 


Praise the Lorp, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits : 

Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine 
infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crown- 
eth thee with mercy and loving-kindness ; 

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making 
thee young and lusty as an eagle. 

The Lorp executeth righteousness and judgment 
for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 

He showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the 
children of Israel. 

The Lorp is full of compassion and mercy, long- 
suffering, and of great goodness. 

He will not alway be chiding ; neither keepeth he 
his anger for ever. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor re- 
warded us according to our wickednesses. 

For look how high the heaven is in comparison of 
the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that 
fear him! 

Look how wide also the east is from the west; so 
far hath he set our sins from us. 

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; 
even so is the Lorp merciful unto them that fear 
him. 

For he knoweth whereof we are made; he remem- 
bereth that we are but dust. 

The days of man are but as grass; for he flourish- 
eth as a flower of the field. 

For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; 
and the place thereof shall know it no more. 

But the merciful goodness of the Lorp endureth 
for ever and ever upon them that fear him; and his - 
righteousness upon children’s children ; 

Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think 
upon his commandments to do them. 


Sen. 2. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 297 


The Lorp hath prepared his seat in heaven, and 
his kingdom ruleth over all. 

O praise the Lorp, ye angels of his, ye that excel 
in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and 
hearken unto the voice of his word. 

O praise the Lorp, all ye his hosts; ye servants of 
his that do his pleasure. 

O speak good of the Lorp, all ye works of his, in 
all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lorp, O 
my soul. 


Selection Second. 
From Psalm cxxxix. Domine, probastt. 


LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known 
me. ‘Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine 

up-rising ; thou understandest my thoughts long be- 
fore. 

Thou art about my path, and about my bed; and 
spiest out all my ways. 

For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, 
O Lorp, knowest it altogether. 

Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and 
laid thine hand upon me. | 

Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for 
me; I cannot attain unto it. 

Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whith- 
er Shall I go then from thy presence ? 

If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go 
down to hell, thou art there also. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in 
the uttermost parts of the sea; 

Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

If | say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me; 
then shall my night be turned to day. 


Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the 
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298 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sen. 2 


night is as clear as the day; the darkness and light to 
thee are both alike. 

For my reins are thine; thou hast covered me in 
my mother’s womb. 

I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and 
wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works, and 
that my soul knoweth right well. 

My bones are not hid from thee, though I be made 
secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. 

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imper- 
fect ; and in thy book were all my members written ; 

Which day by day were fashioned, when as yet 
there was none of them. 

How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God; O how 
great is the sum of them! 

If I tell them, they are more in number than the 
sand: when I wake up, I am present with thee. 

Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart; 
prove me, and examine my thoughts. 

Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me; 
and lead me in the way everlasting. 


Psalm cxlv. Ezaaltabo te, Deus. 


WILL magnify thee, O God, my King; and I will 

praise thy Name for ever and ever. 

Every day will I give thanks unto thee; and praise 
thy Name for ever and ever. 

Great is the Lorp, and marvellous worthy to he 
praised ; there is no end of his greatness. 

One generation shall praise thy works unto another, 
and declare thy power. 

As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy 
glory, thy praise, and wondrous works ; 

So that men shall speak of the might of thy mar- 
vellous acts ; and I will also tell of thy greatness. 

The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be 
showed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. 


Sen. 3. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 299 


The Lorp is gracious and merciful ; long-suffering, 
and of great goodness. 

The Lorp is loving unto every man; and his mercy 
is over all his works. 

All thy works praise thee, O Lorn; and thy saints 
give thanks unto thee. 

They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of 
thy power ; 

That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of thy 
kingdom, might be known unto men. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
dominion endureth throughout all ages. 

The Lorp upholdeth all such as fall, and lifteth up 
all those that are down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; and thou 
givest them their meat in due season. 

Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things liv- 
ing with plenteousness. 

The Lorp is righteous in all his ways, and holy in 
all his works. 

The Lorp is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully 

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; he 
also will hear their cry, and will help them. 

The Lorp preserveth all them that love him; but 
scattereth abroad all the ungodly. 

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lorp: and 
jet all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name dow ever 
and ever. 


Selection Third. 


From, Psalm li... .Miserere, met, Deus. 


PAVE mercy upon me, O God, after: thy great 
goodness ; according’ tothe multitude :of thy 
mercies do away mine offences. | 


300 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sex. 3 


Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever 
before me. 

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil 
in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified in thy 
saying, and clear when thou art judged. 

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin 
hath my mother conceived me. 

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and 
shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. 

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be 
clean; thou shalt wash me, and | shall be whiter than 
snow. 

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, 
that the bones which thou hast broken may _ re- 
joice. 

Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my 
misdeeds. 

Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right 
spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not 
thy Holy Spirit from me. 

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and stab- 
lish me with thy free Spirit. 

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, and 
sinners shall be converted unto thee. 

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, Q God, thou that 
art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing 
of thy righteousness. 

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth 
shall show thy praise.” 

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it 
thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a bro- 
ken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not de- 
spise. 


Sex. 4. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 301 


From Psalm xlu. Quemadmodum. 


IKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks, so 
longeth my soul after thee, O God. 

My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living 
God: when shall I come to appear before the presence 
of God? 

My tears have been my meat day and night, while 
they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God ? 

Now when [| think thereupon, [ pour out my heart 
by myself; for | went with the multitude, and brought 
them forth into the house of God; 

In the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such 
as keep holy-day. 

Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul? and 
why art thou so disquieted within me! 

Put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him thanks 
for the help of his countenance. 

The Lorp hath granted his loving-kindness in the 
day-time; and in the night-season did I sing of him, 
and made my prayer unto the God of my life. 

I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast 
thou forgotten me! why go I thus heavily, while the 
enemy oppresseth me ! 

Namely, while they say daily unto me, Where is now 
thy God? 

Why art thou so vexed, O my soul? and why art 
thou so disquieted within me ? 

O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank him, 
which is the help of my countenance, and my God. 


Selection Fourth. 
Psalm xxxvii. Noli emulari. 


Be not thyself because of the ungodly ; neither 


bg ae envious against the evil doers. 


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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, 
and be withered even as the green herb. 

Put thou thy trust in the Lorp, and be doing good ; 
dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

Delight thou in the Lorp, and he shall give thee 
thy heart’s desire. 

Commit thy way unto the Lorp, and put thy trust 
in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 

He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, 
and thy just dealing as the noon-day. 

Hold thee still in the Lorn, and abide patiently 
upon him: but grieve not thyself at him whose way 
doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil 
counsels. 

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret 
not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. | 
Wicked doers shall be rooted out; and they that 
patiently abide the Lorp, those shall inherit the 

land. 

Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be aieh 
gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be 
away. 

But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, and 
shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. 

The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, and 
gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 

‘The Lorp shall laugh him to scorn; for he hath , 
seen that his day is coming. 

The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have 
bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and 
to slay such as are of a right conversation. 

Their sword shall go through their own heart, and 
their bow shall be broken. 

A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than 
great riches of the ungodly. 

For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, and 
the Lorp upholdeth the righteous. 


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The Lorp knoweth the days of the godly; and 


their inheritance shall endure for ever. 

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time , 
and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 

As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the ene- 
‘mies of the Lorp shall consume as the fat of lambs: 
yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away. 

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again; but 
the righteous is merciful and liberal. 

Such as are blessed of God, shall possess the land ; 
and they that are cursed of him, shall be rooted out. 

The Lorp ordereth a good man’s going, and maketh 
his way acceptable to himself. 

Though he fall, he shall not be cast away; for the 
Lorp upholdeth him with his hand. 

I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw 
I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging 
their bread. 

The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and 
his seed is blessed. 

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good; and 
dwell for evermore. 

For the Lorp loveth the thing that is right; he 
forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserved 
for ever. 

The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed 
of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. 

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell 
therein for ever. 

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, 
and his tongue will be talking of judgment. 

The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings 
shall not slide. 

The ungodly seeth the righteous, and seeketh occa- 
sion to slay him. 

The Lorp will not leave him in his hand, nor con- 
~demn him when he is judged. 


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Hope thou in the Lorp, and keep his way, and he 
shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land: 
when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. 

I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and 
flourishing like a green bay-tree. 

I went by, and lo, he was gone: I sought him, but 
his place could no where be found. , 

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing 
that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the 
last. 

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together ; 
and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted 
out at the last. 

But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the 
Lorp; who is also their strength in the time of 
trouble. 

And the Lorp shall stand by them, and save them: 
he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save 
them, because they put their trust in him. 


Selection Sifth. 


Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abut. 


LESSED is the man that hath not walked in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of 
sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lorp; and in 
his law will he exercise himself day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the water- 
side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. 

His leaf also shall not. wither; and look, whatso- 
ever he doeth, it shall prosper. 

As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; but they 
are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away 
from the face of the earth. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in 


Seu. 5. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 305 


the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation 
of the righteous. 

But the Lorp knoweth the way of the righteous ; 
and the way of the ungodly shall perish. 


Psalm xv. Domine, quis habitabit ? 
L 8: who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who 
shall rest upon thy holy hill? 

Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth 
the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from 
his heart. 

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor 
done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his 
neighbour. 

He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his 
own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the 
Lorp. 

He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disap- 
pointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance. 

He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor 
taken reward against the innocent. 

Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. 


Psalm xci. Quz habitat. 


HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most 
High, shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

I will say unto the Lorn, Thou art my hope, and 
my strong hold; my God, in him will I trust. 

For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou 
shalt be safe under his feathers; his faithfulness and 
truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for 


the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. 
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A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand | 
at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 

Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the © 
reward of the ungodly. 

For thou, Lorp, art my hope; thou hast set thine 
house of defence very high. 

There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall 
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to — 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt 
not thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young 
lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore 
will [ detiver him; I will set him up, because he hath 
known my Name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; yea, I 
am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring 
him to honour. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my 
salvation. 


Selection Sixth. 


From Psalm xxxu. Beatt, quorum. 


BLE SSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, 
and whose sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lorp imputeth 
no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine 
unrighteousness have [ not hid. 

I said, I will confess my sins unto the eae and 
so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 

For this shall every one that is godly make his 
prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be 


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found; but in the great water-floods they shall not 
come nigh him. 

Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve 
me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with 
songs of deliverance. 

J will inform thee, and teach thee in the way 
wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with 
mine eye. 

Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but whoso 
putteth his trust in the Lorp, mercy embraceth him 
on every side. 

Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lorn; 
and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. 


Psalm cxxx. De profundis. 


Qut of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lorn; 
Lord, hear my voice. 

O let thine ears consider well the voice of my com- 
plaint. 

If thou, Lorp, wilt be extreme to mark what is 
done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it! 

For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou 
be feared. 

I look for the Lorp; my soul doth wait for him; 
in his word is my trust. 

My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning 
watch; | say, before the morning watch. 

O level: trust in the Lorn; for with the Lorp 
there is mercy, and with him i plenteous redemp- 
tion. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. 


Psalm cxxi. Levavi oculos meos. 


i] WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
whence cometh my help. 
My help cometh even from the Lorp, who hath 
made heaven and earth. 


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He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; and he 
that keepeth thee will not sleep. 

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber 
nor sleep. 

The Lorp himself is thy keeper; the Lorp is thy 
defence upon thy right hand ; 

So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither 
the moon by night. 

The Lorp shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it 
is even he that shall keep thy soul. 

The Lorp shall preserve thy going out, and thy 
coming in, from this time forth for evermore. 


Selection Seventh. 
Psalm xxii. Dominus regit me. 


HE Lorp is my shepherd; therefore can I lack 
nothing. 

He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me 
forth beside the waters of comfort. 

He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the 
paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, | will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy 
rod and thy staff comfort me. 

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them 
that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, 
and my cup shall be full. 

But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me 
all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house 
of the Lorp for ever. 


Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domino. 


WILL alway give thanks unto the Lorn; his 
praise shall ever be in my mouth. 


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My soul shall make her boast in the Lorp; the 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

O praise the Lorp with me, and let us magnify his 
Name together. 

I sought the Lorn, and he heard me; yea, he de- 
livered me out of all my fear. 

They had an eye unto him, and were lightened ; 
and their faces were not ashamed. 

Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lorp heareth him; 
yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 

The angel of the Lorp tarrieth round about them 
that fear him, and delivereth them. 

O taste, and see, how gracious the Lorp is: blessed 
is the man that trusteth in him. 

O fear the Lorp, ye that are his saints; for they 
that fear him lack nothing. 

The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who 
seek the Lorp shall want no manner of thing that is 


good. 
Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will 
teach you the fear of the Lorp. ° 


What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain 
see good days! 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they 
speak no guile. 

Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and en- 
sue it. 

The eyes of the Lorp are over the righteous, and 
his ears are open unto their prayers. 

The countenance of the Lorp is against them that 
do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the 
earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lorp heareth them, and 
delivereth them out of all their troubles. 

The Lorp is nigh unto them that are of a con- 
trite heart, and will save such as be of an humble 
spirit. 


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Great are the troubles of the righteous; but the 
Lorp delivereth him out of all. 

He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them 
is broken. 

But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they 
that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 

The Lorp delivereth the souls of his servants; 
and all they that put their trust in him shall not be 
destitute. 


Psalm lxv. Te decet hymnus. 


PpYHou, O God, art praised in Sion; and unto thee 
shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. 

Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all 
flesh come. 

My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou mer- 
ciful unto our sins. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and re- 
ceivest unto thee: he shall dwell in thy court, and 
shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even 
of thy holy temple. 

Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy right- 
eousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the 
hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that 
remain in the broad sea. 

Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, and 
is girded about with power. 

Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise of 
his waves, and the madness of the people. 

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the 
earth shall be afraid at thy tokens, thou that makest 
the out-goings of the morning and evening to praise 
thee. | 

Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; thou makest 
it very plenteous. | 

The river of God is full of water: thou preparest 
their corn, for so thou providest for the earth. 


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Thou waterest her furrows; thou sendest rain into 
the little valleys thereof; thou makest it soft with the 
drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and 
thy clouds drop fatness. 

They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wil- 
derness; and the little hills shall rejoice on every 
side. 

The folds shall be full of sheep; the valleys also 
shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh 
and sing. 


Selection Eighth. 
From Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta! 


QO HOW amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lorp of 
hosts! 

My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the 
courts of the Lorp; my heart and my flesh rejoice in 
the living God. 

Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the 
swallow a nest, where she may lay her young; even 
thy altars, O Lorp of hosts, my King and my God. 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will 
be alway praising thee. 

Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in 
whose heart are thy ways. 

Who going through the vale of misery use it for a 
well; and the pools are filled with water. 

‘They will go from strength to strength ; and unto 
the God of gods appeareth every one of them in 
Sion. 

O Lorp God of hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, 
O God of Jacob. 


For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 


312 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sen. 5. 


I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my 
God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

For the Lorp God is a light and defence ; the Lorp 
will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall 
he withhold from them that live a godly life. 

O Lorp God of hosts, blessed is the man that put- 
teth his trust in thee. 


Psalm lxxxv. Benedixisti, Domine. 


FORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; 
thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. 

Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and 
covered all their sins. 

Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and 
turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 

Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine 
anger cease from us. 

Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? and wilt 
thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to 
another ! 

Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy 
people may rejoice in thee ! 

Show us thy mercy, O Lorp, and grant us thy sal- 
vation. 

I will hearken what the Lord Gop will say con- 
cerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, 
and to his saints, that they turn not again. 

For his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that 
glory may dwell in our land. 

Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness 
and peace have kissed each other. 

Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and galeale 
ness hath looked down from heaven. 

Yea, the Lorp shall show loving-kindness; and our 
land shall give her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him; and he shall 
direct his going in the way. 


Ser 8 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 313 


Psalm xcui. Dominus regnavit. 


HE Lorp is King, and hath put on glorious 
apparel; the Lorp hath put on his apparel, and 
girded himself with strength. 

He hath made the round world so sure, that it can- 
not be moved. 

Ever since the world began hath thy seat been pre- 
pared: thou art from everlasting. 

The floods are risen, O Lorp, the floods have lift 
up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 

The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage hor- 
ribly; but yet the Lorp, who dwelleth on high, is 
mightier. 

Thy testimonies, O Lorp, are very sure: holiness 
becometh thine house for ever. 


Psalm xcvu. Dominus regnavit. 


HE Lorp is King, the earth may be glad there- 
of; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad 
thereof. 
Clouds and darkness are round about him: right- 
eousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat. 
There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his 
enemies on every side. 
His lightnings gave shine unto the world: the earth 
saw it, and was afraid. 
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 
Lorp; at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 
The heavens have declared his righteousness, and 
all the people have seen his glory. 
Confounded be all they that worship carved images, 
and that delight in vain gods: worship him, all ye 
ods. 
: Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters 
of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O 


Lorp. 
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For thou, Lorp, art higher than all that are in the 
earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 

O ye that love the Lorp, see that ye hate the thing 
which is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his 
saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the 
ungodly. 

There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and 
joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 

Rejoice in the Lorp, ye righteous; and give thanks 
for a remembrance of his holiness. 


Selection Ninth. 
Psalm viii. Domine, Dominus noster. 


O LORD, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name 
in all the world; thou that hast set thy glory 
above the heavens! 

Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast 
thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that 
thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of 
thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou hast 
ordained. 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and 
the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 

Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown 
him with glory and worship. 

Thou makest him to have dominion of the works 
of thy hands; and thou hast put all things in subjec- 
tion under fis feet ; 

All sheep and oxen; yea, and the beasts of the 
field ; 

The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea; and 
whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas. 

O Lorp, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name 
in all the world! ! 


Set. 9. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 315 


From Psalm xxxii. Evultate, justi. 
EJOICE in the Lorp, O ye righteous; for it be- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 

Praise the Lorp with harp; sing praises unto him 
with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 

Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing praises unto 
him with a good courage. 

For the word of the Lorp is true; and all his works 
are faithful. 

He loveth righteosuness and judgment; the earth 
is full of the goodness of the Lorp. 

By the word of the Lorp were the heavens made; 
and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it 
were upon an heap; and layeth up the deep, as in a 
treasure-house. 

Let all the earth fear the Lorn: stand in awe of 
him, all ye that dwell in the world. 

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, 
- and it stood fast. 


From Psalm exlvi. Laudate Dominum. 
QO PRAISE the Lorp, for it is a good thing to sing 
praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant 

thing it is to be thankful. 

The Lorp doth build up Jerusalem, and gather 
together the outcasts of Israel. 

He healeth those that are broken in heart, and 
giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 

He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth 
them all by their names. 

Great is our Lord, and great is his power; yea, and 
his wisdom is Thats. 

The Lorp setteth up the meek, and bringeth the 
ungodly down to the ground. 

O sing unto the Lorp with thanksgiving; sing 
praises upon the harp unto our God ; 


316 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Seu. 9 


Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- 
pareth rain for the earth; and maketh the grass to 
grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of 
men ; 

Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the 
young ravens that call upon him. 

The Lorn’s delight is in them that fear him, and 
put their trust in his mercy. 

Praise the Lorp, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O 
Sion. 

For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and 
hath blessed thy children within thee. 

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee 
with the flour of wheat. 

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, 
and his word runneth very swiftly. 

He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar- 
frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who is able 
to abide his frost ? 

He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he 
bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 

He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and 
ordinances unto Israel. 

He hath not dealt so with any nation; neither 
have the heathen knowledge of his laws. 


From Psalm lvii. Muiserere met, Deus. 


ET up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and 
thy glory above all the earth. 

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed ; I will 
sing and give praise. 

Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I my- 
self will awake right early. 

I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the 
people; and I will sing unto thee among the na- 
tions. 


Sex. 10. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. o17 


For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the 
heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and thy 
glory above all the earth. 


Selection Centh. 
From Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino. 


O SING unto the Lorp a new song; sing unto the 
Lorp, all the whole earth. 

Sing unto the Lorp, and praise his Name; be tell- 
ing of his salvation from day to day. 

Declare his honour unto the heathen, and his won- 
ders unto all people. 

For the Lorp is great, and cannot worthily be 
praised ; he is more to be feared than all gods. 


Psalm exlvii. Laudate Dominum. 


: O PRAISE the Lorp of heaven: praise him in 
the height. 

Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his 
hosts. — 

Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars 
and light. 

Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that are 
above the heavens. 

Let them praise the Name of the Lorn: for he 
spake the word, and they were made ; he commanded, 
and they were created. 

He hath made them fast for ever and ever: he hath 
given them a law which shall not be broken. 

Praise the Lorp upon earth, ye dragons, and all 
deeps: 

Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, 


fulfilling his word: 
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318 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS 


Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all ce- 
dars : 

Beasts and all cattle; worms and feathered fowls :- 

Kings of the earth and all people; princes and all 
judges of the world: 

Young men and maidens, old men and children, 
praise the Name of the Lorp: for his Name only is 
excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. 

He shall exalt the horn of his people: all his saints 
shall praise him ; even the children of Israel, even the 
people that serveth him. 


From Psalm exlix. Cantate Domino. 


SING unto the Lorp a new song; let the con- 
gregation of saints praise him. 
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let the 
children of Sion be joyful in their King. 
Let them praise his Name in the dance: let them 
sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. 
For the Lorp hath pleasure in his people, and help- 
eth the meek-hearted. 


Psalm cl. Laudate Dominum. 


PRAISE God in his holiness: praise him in the 
firmament of his power. | 
Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according 
to his excellent greatness. 
Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise him 
upon the lute and harp. 
Praise him in the cymbals and dances: praise him 
upon the strings and pipe. 
Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals: praise 
him upon the loud cymbals. 
Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lorp. 


FOR HOLY DAYS. 319 


“| Portions of Psalms, to be sung or said, at Morning Prayer, on cer- 
tain Feasts and Fasts, instead of the Venite Exultemus, when any of 
the foregoing Selections are to follow instead of the Psalms, asin the © 
table. 


Christmas-Dap. 
From Psalms xlv. lxxxix. cx. 


AY seat, O God, endureth for ever; the sceptre 
of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity ; 
wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with 
the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of 
the Lorn; with my mouth will I ever be showing thy 
truth from one generation to another. 

For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever; thy 
truth shalt thou stablish in the heavens. 

The Lorp is our defence ; the Holy One of Israel 
is our King. 

Thou spakest sometime in Visions unto thy saints, 
and saidst, I have laid help upon One that is mighty, 
I have exalted One chosen out of the people. 

I will set his dominion in the sea, and his right 
hand in the floods. 

And I will make him my First-born, higher than 
the kings of the earth. 

The Lorp said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right 
hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 

The Lorp shall send the rod of thy power out of 
Sion: be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine 
enemies, 

In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee 
free-will offerings with an holy worship: the dew of 
thy birth is of the womb of the morning. 

The Lorp sware, and will not repent, Thou art a 
Priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedech. 


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Ash-Wednesdav. 
From Psalms xxxil. Xxxvill. CXXx. 


LESSED is he whose unrighteousness is for- 
given, and whose sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lorp imputeth 
no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

Put me not to rebuke, O Lorp, in thine anger ; 
neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure: | 

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand 
presseth me sore. 

My wickednesses are gone over my head, and are 
like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. 

I will confess my wickedness, and be sorry for my 
sin. 

Haste thee to help me, O Lord God of my salva- 
tion. 

Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lorn; 
Lord, hear my voice. 

Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my sup- 
plications. : 

If thou, Lorn, shouldest be extreme to mark what 
is done amiss, O Lord, who shall stand ? 


But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest 
be feared. 


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Good-Friday. 
From Psalms xxii. lxix. xl. 


Y God! my God! look upon me; why hast thou 

forsaken me? and art so far from my health, 

and from the words of my complaint ? | 

But thou art holy, O Thou that inhabitest the 
praises of Israel. 

IT am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and 


despised of the people. 


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All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot 
P out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 

He trusted in Gop, that he would deliver him; tet 
him deliver him, if he will have him. 

The counsel of the wicked layeth siege against is 
me; they pierced my hands and my feet. 

They part my garments among them, and cast lots 
upon my vesture. 

But be not thou far from me, O Lorp: O my 
strength, haste thee to help me. 

Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of 
heaviness: [looked for some to have pity on me, but 
there was no man, neither found [ any to comfort me. 

They gave me gall to eat; and when I was thirsty 
they gave me vinegar to drink. 

Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not, but 
mine ears hast thou opened. 

Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou not 
- required: then said I, Lo, I come; 

In the volume of the book it is written of me, that 
I should fulfil thy will, O my God: I am content to 
do it; yea, thy law is within my heart. 





Ascension-Dan. 
From Psalms xxiv. xlvii. 


- IFT up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift 
up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory 
shall come in. 

Who is the King of glory? The Lorp strong and 
mighty; even the Lorp mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, 
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. ne 

Who is the King of glory?) Even the Lorp of 


hosts, he is the King of glory. 
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O22 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


O clap your hands together, all ye people; shout 
unto God with the voice of triumph. 

For the Lorp most high is terrible; he is a great 
King over all the earth. 

God is gone up with a shout; the Lorp with the 
sound of a trumpet. 

Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises un- 
to our King, sing praises. 

God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon 
the throne of his holiness. 

The princes of the people are gathered together, 
even the people of the God of Abraham; for the 
shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly 
exalted. 


Whit-Sundap. 
From Psalms ii. lxviii. 


WILL declare the decree: the Lorp hath said 
unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I be- 
gotten thee. 

Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for 
thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for 
thy possession. : 

Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, 
ye judges of the earth. 

Serve the Lorp with fear, and rejoice with trem- 
bling. 

Sing unto God, sing praises to his Name: extol him 
that rideth upon the heavens ny his name JAH, and 
rejoice before him. 

Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine 
inheritance, and refreshedst it when it was weary. 

The Lord gave the word; great was the company 
of those that published it. 

Though ye have lain among the pots; yet shall ye 


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be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her 
feathers with yellow gold. 

Thou hast ascended on high; thou hast led cap- 
tivity captive; thou hast received gifts for men; yea, 
for the rebellious also, that the Lorp God might 
dwell among them. 

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with 
benefits ; even the God of our salvation. : 

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing 
praises unto the Lord; 

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, 
which were of old: lo, he doth send out his voice, and 
that a mighty voice. 

Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is 
over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. 

O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places ; 
the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and 
power unto his people. Blessed be God. 


THE PSALTER, 


OR 


PSALMS OF DAVID. 


THE FIRST DAY. 
Morning Praper. 


Psalmi. Beatus vir, gui non abut. 


LESSED is the man that hath not walked in 
the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the 
way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the 
scornful. i 
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lorn; and 
in his law will he exercise himself day and night. 


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3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water- 
side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. 

4 His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatse- 
ever he doeth, it shall prosper. 

5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; but 
they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth 
away from the face of the earth. 

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand 
in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congrega- 
tion of the righteous. 

7 But the Lorp knoweth the way of the righteous; 
and the way of the ungodly shall perish. 


Psalm ii. Quare fremuerunt gentes ? 


Wwe do the heathen so furiously rage together ? 
and why do the people imagine a vain thing ? 

2 The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers 
take counsel together against the Lorp, and against 
his Anointed : 

3 Let us break their bonds asunder, and castaway 
their cords from us. 

4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to 
scorn: the Lord shall have them in derision. 

5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and 
vex them in his sore displeasure. 

6 Yet have [ set my King upon my holy hill of 
Sion. 

7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lorp hath 
said unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I. 
begotten thee. 

8 Desire of me, and [ shall give thee the hdaliten 
sat thine inheritance, and the utmost parts of the 
earth for thy possession. 

9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and 
break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. 

10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be learn 
ed, ye that are judges of the earth. 


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11 Serve the Lorp in fear, and rejoice unto him 
with reverence. 

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye per- 
ish from the right way, if his wrath be kindled, yea 
but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust 
in him. 

Psalm i. Domine, quid multiplicati ? 
ORD, how are they increased that trouble me! 
many are they that rise against me. 

2 Many one there be that say of my soul, There is 
no help for him in his God. 

3 But thou, O Lorp, art my defender; thou art my 
worship, and the lifter up of my head. 

4 I did call upon the Lorp with my voice, and he 
heard me out of his holy hill. 

5 I laid me down and slept, and rose up again ; for 
the Lorp sustained me. 

6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the 
people, that have set themselves against me round 
about. ‘ 

7 Up, Lorn, and help me, O my God! For thou 
smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; thou 
hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 

8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lorp; and thy 
blessing is upon thy people. 

Psalm iv. Cum invocarem. 


HEAR me, When I call, O God of my righteous- 

ness: thou hast set me at liberty, when I was 
in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto 
my prayer. 

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme 
mine honour, and have such pleasure in vanity, and 
seek after falsehood ? 

3 Know this also, that the Lorp hath chosen to 
himself the man that is godly; when I call upon the 


Lorp he will hear me. 
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4 Stand in awe, and sin not; commune with your 
own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. 

5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put your 
trust in the Lorp. 

6 ‘There be many that say, Who will show us any 
good ! 

7 Lorp, lift thou up the light of thy countenance 
upon us. 

8 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, since the 
time that their corn, and wine, and oil increased. 

9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest ; 
for it is thou, Lorn, only, that makest me dwell in 
safety. 


Psalm v. Verba mea auribus. 


PONDER my words, O Lorp, consider my medi- 
tation. 

2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my 
King, and my God: for unto thee will I make my 
prayer. 

3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lorn; early 
in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and 
will look up. 

4 For thou art the God that hast no oleae in 
wickedness ; neither shall any evil dwell with thee. 

5 Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight; 
for thou hatest all them that work vanity. 

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies: the 
Lorp will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful 
man. 

7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, even 
upon the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will 
I worship toward thy holy temple. 

8 Lead me, O Lorp, in thy righteousness, because 
of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face. 

9 For there is no faithfulness in, his mouth; their 
inward parts are very wickedness. 


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10 Their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter 
with their tongue. 

11 Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish 
through their own imaginations ; cast them out in the 
multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled 
against thee. 

12 And let all them that put their trust in thee re- 
joice: they shall ever be giving of thanks, because 
thou defendest them; they that love thy Name shall 
be joyful in thee ; 

13 For thou, Lorp, wilt give thy blessing unto the 
righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou 
defend him, as with a shield. 


Evening Prayer. 


Psalm vi. Domine, ne in furore. 


O LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation, 
neither chasten me in thy displeasure. 

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lorp, for I am weak ; 
O Lorp, heal me, for my bones are vexed. 

3 My soul also is sore troubled: but, Lorp, how 
long wilt thou punish me ? 

4 'Turn thee, O Lorn, and deliver my soul; O 
save me, for thy mercy’s sake. 

5 For in death no man remembereth thee; and 
who will give thee thanks in the pit ? 

6 I am weary of my groaning: every night wash | 
my bed, and water my couch with my tears. 

7 My beauty is gone for very trouble, and worn 
away because of all mine enemies. 

8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity; for the 
Lorp hath heard the voice of my weeping. 

9 The Lorp hath heard my petition; the Lorp 
will receive my prayer. 

10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, and sore 


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vexed; they shall be turned back, and put to shaine 
suddenly. 


Psalm vii. Domine, Deus meus. 


QO LORD, my God, in thee have I put my trust: 
save me from all them that persecute me, and 
deliver me; 

2 Lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in 
pieces, while there is none to help. 

3 O Lorp my God, if I have done any such thing; 
or if there be any wickedness in my hands; 

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt 
friendly with me; yea, I have delivered him that 
without any cause is mine enemy ; 

5 Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and 
take me; yea, let him tread my life down upon the 
earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. 

6 Stand up, O Lorp, in thy wrath, and lift up 
thyself, because of the indignation of mine enemies ; 
arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast com- 
manded. . 

7 And so shall the congregation of the people come 
about thee: for their sakes therefore lift up thyself 
again. 

8 The Lorp shall judge the people: give sentence 
with me, O Lorp, according to my righteousness, and 
according to the innocency that is in me. 

9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an 
end; but guide thou the just. 

10 For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and 
reins. 

11 My help cometh of God, who preserveth them 
that are true of heart. 

12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and patient ; 
and God is provoked every day. 

13 Ifa man will not turn, he will whet his sword; 
he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 


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14 He hath prepared for him the instruments of 
death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecu- 
tors. : 

15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief; he hath 
conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness. 

16 He hath graven and digged up a pit, and is 
fallen himself into the destruction that he made for 
other. 

17 For his travail shall come upon his own head, 
and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate. 

18 -I will give thanks unto the Lorp, according to 
his righteousness ; and I will praise the Name of the 
Lorp most high. 


Psalm vii. Domine, Dominus noster. 


O LORD, our Governor, how excellent is thy 
Name in all the world; thou that hast set thy 
glory above the heavens! 

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings 
hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, 
that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works 
of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou 
hast ordained. 

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and 
the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 

5 Thou madest him lower than the angels, to 
crown him with glory and worship. 

6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works 
of thy hands; and thou hast put all things in subiec- 
tion under his feet ; 

7 All sheep and oxen; yea, and the beasts of the 
field ; 

8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea; 
and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas. 

9 O- Lorp, our Governor, how excellent is thy 


Name in all the world ! 
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330 THE PSALTER. Day 2. 


THE SECOND DAY. 
Morning Praper. 
Psalm ix.- Conjfitebor tibi. — 


i] WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lorp, with my 
whole heart; I will speak of all thy marvellous 
works 

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee; yea, my songs 
will | make of thy Name, O thou Most Highest. 

3 While mine enemies are driven back, they shall 
fall and perish at thy presence. 

4 For thou hast maintained my right and my 
cause; thou art set in the throne that judgest night. 

5 'Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed 
the ungodly; thou hast put out their name for ever 
and ever. 

6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a per- 
petual end; even as the cities which thou hast de- 
stroyed, their memorial is perished with them. 

7 But the Lorp shall endure for ever; he hath al- 
so prepared his seat for judgment. 

8 For he shall judge the world in righteousness, 
and minister true judgment unto the people. 

9 The Lorp also will be a defence for the op- 
pressed, even a refuge in due time of trouble. 

10 And they that know thy Name will put their 
trust in thee; for thou, Lorn, hast never failed them 
that seek thee. 

11 O praise the Lorp which dwelleth in Sion; 
show the people of his doings. 

12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he 
remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint 
of the poor. 

13 Have mercy upon me, O Lorn; consider the 
trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that 
liftest me up from the gates of death ; 


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14 That I may show all thy praises within the 
ports of the daughter of Sion: I will rejoice in thy 
salvation. 

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they 
made; in the same net which they hid privily is their 
foot taken. 

16 The Lorp is known to execute judgment; the 
ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. 

17 ‘The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the 
people that forget God. 

18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten; the 
patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever. 

19 Up, Lorp, and let not man have the upper hand; 
let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 

20 Put them in fear, O Lorp, that the heathen 
may know themselves to be but men. 


Psalm x. Ut quid, Domine ? 


HY standest thou so far off, O Lorp, and hidest 
thy face in the needful time of trouble ? 

2 The ungodly, for his own lust, doth persecute the 
poor: let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that 
they have imagined. 

3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own 
heart’s desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, 
whom Gop abhorreth. 

4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth not for 
God, neither is God in all his thoughts. 

5 His ways are alway grievous; thy judgments are 
far above out of his sight, and therefore defieth he all 
his enemies. 

6 For he hath said in his heart, Tush! I shall 
never be cast down, there shall no harm happen 
unto me. 

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and fraud ; 
under his tongue is ungodliness and vanity. 

8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the 


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streets, and privily in his lurking dens doth he mur- 
der the innocent; his eyes are set against the poor. 

9 For he lieth waiting secretly ; even as a lion lurk- 
eth he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. | 

10 He doth ravish the poor, when he getteth him 
into his net. 

11 He falleth down, and humbleth himself, that the 
congregation of the poor may fall into the hands of 
his captains. 

12 He hath said in his heart, T'ush! God hath for- 
gotten; he hideth away his face, and he will never 
see it. 

13 Arise, O Lorp God, and lift up thine hand; for- 
get not the poor. 

14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God, 
while he doth say in his heart, Tush! thou God carest 
not for it ? 

15 Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest 
ungodliness and wrong, 

16 That thou mayest take the matter into thy 
hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; for 
thou art the helper of the friendless. 

17 Break thou the power of the ungodly and ma- 
licious ; take away his ungodliness, and thou shalt find 
none. 

18 The Lorp is King for ever and ever, and the 
heathen are perished out of the land. 

19 Lorp, thou hast heard the desire of the poor ; 
thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hearkeneth 
thereto : 

20 To help the fatherless and poor unto their right, 
that the man of the earth be no more exalted against 
them. 


Psalm x1. In Domino confido. 


[\ the Lorp put I my trust; how say ye then ‘to 
my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill ? - 


Day 2. THE PSALTER. 333 


2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make 
ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may 
privily shoot at them which are true of heart. 

3 For the foundations will be cast down; and what 
hath the righteous done? 

4 'The Lorp is in his holy temple; the Lorn’s seat 
is in heaven. 

5 His eyes consider the poor, and his eyelids try 
the children of men. 

6 The Lorp alloweth the righteous: but the un- 
godly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, doth his 
soul abhor. 

7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire and 
brimstone, storm and tempest: this shall be their por- 
tion to drink. 

8 For the righteous Lorp loveth righteousness ; 
his countenance will behold the thing that is just. 


Evening Praner. 


Psalm xii. Salvum me fac. 


HELP me, Lorp, for there is not one godly man 
left; for the faithful are minished from among 
the children of men. 

2 ‘They talk of vanity every one with his neigh- 
bour ; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissem- 
ble in their double heart. 

3 The Lorp shall root out all deceitful lips, and 
the tongue that speaketh proud things: 

4 Which have said, With our tongue will we pre- 
vail; we are they that ought to speak: who is lord 
over us ! 

5 Now, for the comfortless troubles’ sake of the 
needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, 

6 I will up, saith the Lorn; and will help every 


334 THE PSALTER. Day 2, 


one from him that swelleth against him, and will set 
him at rest. 

7 The words of the Lorp are pure words; even as 
the silver which from the earth is tried, and purified 
seven times in the fire. 

8 Thou shalt keep them, O Lorp; thou shalt pre- 
serve him from this generation for ever. 

9 The ungodly walk on every side: when they 
are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke. 


Psalm xiii. Usque quo, Domine ? 
Hew long wilt thou forget me, O Lorn; for ever? 
how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 

2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be 
so vexed in my heart? how long shall mine enemies 
triumph over me! 

3 Consider, and hear me, O Lorp my God; lighten 
mine eyes, that [ sleep not in death ; 

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against 
him: for if I be cast down, they that trouble me will 
rejoice at it. 

5 But my trust is in thy mercy, and my heart is 
joyful in thy salvation. 

6 I will sing of the Lorp, because he hath dealt so 
lovingly with me; yea, I will praise the Name of the 
Lord most Highest. 


Psalm xiv. Dit insipiens. 


HE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. 

2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in 

their doings; there is none that doeth good, no not 
one. 

3 The Lorp looked down from heaven upon tis 
children of men, to see if there were any that would 
understand, and seek after God: 

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether become abominable; there is none that 
doeth good, no not one. 


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5 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their 
tongues have they deceived: the poison of asps is 
under their lips. 

6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; 
their feet are swift to shed blood. 

7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, 
and the way of peace have they not known; there is 
no fear of God before their eyes. 

8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such 
workers of mischief, eating up my people as it were 
bread, and call not upon the Lorn? 

9 There were they brought in great fear, even 
where no fear was; for God is in the generation of 
the righteous. 

10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel 
of the poor; because he putteth his trust in the Lorn. 

11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of 
Sion? When the Lorp turneth the captivity of his 
people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be 


glad. 


THE THIRD DAY. 
Morning raver. 


Psalm xv. Domine, quis habitabit ? 


L O80: who shall dwell in thy tabernacle ? or who 
shall rest upon thy holy hill? 

2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth 
the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from 
his heart. 

3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor 
done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his 
neighbour. 

4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his 
own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the 
Lorp. 


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5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disap- 
pointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance, 

6 He that hath not given his money upon usury, 
nor taken reward against the innocent. 

7 Whoso doeth these things shall never fall. 


Psalm xvi. Conserva me, Domine. 


PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee, have I put 
my trust. 

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lorp, Thou 
art my God; my goods are nothing unto thee. 

3 All my delight is upon the saints that are in the 
earth, and upon such as excel in virtue. 

4 But they that run after another god shall have 
great trouble. 

5 ‘Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, 
neither make mention of their names within my lips. 

6 The Lorp himself is the portion of mine inherit- 
ance, and of my cup; thou shalt maintain my lot. 

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground; yea, 
I have a goodly heritage. 

8 I will thank the Lorp for giving me warning; 
my reins also chasten me in the night-season. 

9 I have set Gop always before me; for he is on 
my right hand, therefore I shall not fall. 

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory 
rejoiced: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 

11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell ; 
neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corrup- 
tion. 

12 Thou shalt show me the path of life: in thy 
presence is the fulness of joy, and at thy right hand 
there is pleasure for evermore. 


Psalm xvii. Eaaudi, Domine 
HEAR the right, O Lorn, consider my complaint, 
; and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out 


of feigned lips. 


Day 3. THE PSALTER. 337 


2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; 
and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal. 

3 ‘Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the 
night-season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no 
wickedness in me; for I am utterly purposed that my 
mouth shall not offend. 

4 Because of men’s works that are done against 
the words of thy lips, | have kept me from the ways 
of the destroyer. 

5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths, that my 
footsteps slip not. 

6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt 
hear me: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto 
my words. 

7 Show thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that 
art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, 
from such as resist thy right hand. 

8 Keep me as the apple of an eye; hide me under 
the shadow of thy wings, 

9 From the ungodly, that trouble me; mine enemies 
compass me round about, to take away my soul. 

10 They are inclosed in their own fat, and their 
mouth speaketh proud things. 

11 They le waiting in our way on every side, 
turning their eyes down to the ground ; 

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and 

as it were a lion’s whelp*lurking in secret places. 
13 Up, Lorn, disappoint him, and cast him down ; 
deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a sword 
of thine ; 

14 From the men of thy hand, O Lorp, from the 
men, [ say, and from the evil world; which have their 
portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy 
hid treasure. 

15 They have children at their desire, and leave 
the rest of their substance for their babes. | 


16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in 
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righteousness; and when [ awake up after thy like- 
ness, I shall be satisfied with it 


Evening Praver. 


Psalm xviii. Diligam te, Domine. 


I WILL love thee, O Lorp, my strength. The 

Lorp is my stony rock, and my defence, my Sa- 
viour; my God, and my might, in whom I will trust; 
my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my 
refuge. 

2 I will call upon the Lorn, which is worthy to be 
praised; so shall I be safe from mine enemies. 

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the 
overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid. 

4 The pains of hell came about me; the snares of 
death overtook me. 

5 In my trouble [ will call upon the Lorp, and 
complain unto my God: 

6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy tem- 
ple, and my complaint shall come before him; it shall 
enter even into his ears. 

7 The earth trembled and quaked, the very foun- 
dations also of the hills shook, and were removed, 
because he was wroth. 

8 There went a smoke out in his presence, and a 
consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were 
kindled at it. ) 

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and 
it was dark under his feet. 

10 He rode upon the Cherubim, and did fly; he 
came flying upon the wings of the wind. | 

11 He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion 
round about him with dark water, and thick clouds to 
cover him. 


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12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds re- 
moved; hailstones and coals of fire. . 

13 ‘The Lorp also thundered out of heaven, and 
the Highest gave his thunder; hailstones and coals 
of fire. 

14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he 
cast forth lightnings, and destroyed them. 

15 ‘The springs of waters were seen, and the foun- 
dations of the round world were discovered at thy 
chiding, O Lorp, at the cium of the breath of thy 
displeasure. 

16 He shall send down from on high to fetch me, 
and shall take me out of many waters. 

17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, 
and from them which hate me; for they are too migh- 
ty for me. 

18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble; 
but the Lorp was my upholder. 

19 He brought me forth also into a place of liber- 
ty; he brought me forth, even because he had a fa- 
vour unto me. 

20 ‘The Lorp shall reward me after my righteous 
dealing, according to the cleanness of my hands shall 
he recompense me. 

21 Because I have kept the ways of the Lorp, and 
have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. 

22 For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will 
not cast out his commandments from me. 

23 I was also uncorrupt before him, and eschewed 
mine own wickedness. 

24 ‘Therefore shall the Lorp reward me after my 
righteous dealing, and according unto the cleanness 
of my hands in his eyesight. 

25 With the holy thou shalt be holy, and with a 
perfect man thou shalt be perfect. 

26 With the clean thou shalt be clean, and with the 
froward thou shalt learn frowardness. 


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27 For thou shalt save the people that are in ad- 
versity, and shalt bring down the high looks of the 
proud. 

28 ‘Thou also shalt light my candle; the Lorp my 
God shall make my darkness to be light. 

29 For in thee [ shall discomfit an host of men, 
and with the help of my God I shall leap over the 
wall. 

30 The way of God is an undefiled way; the word 
of the Lorp also is tried in the fire: he is the de- 
fender of all them that put their trust in him. 

31 For who is God, but the Lorp? or who hath 
any strength, except our God ! 

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength of war, 
and maketh my way perfect. 

33 He maketh my feet like harts’ feet, and setteth 
me up on high. 

34 He teacheth mine hands to fight, and mine arms 
shall break even a bow of steel. 

35 ‘Thou hast given me the defence of thy salva- 
tion; thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy 
loving correction shall make me great. 

36 ‘Thou shalt make room enough under me for to 
go, that my footsteps shall not slide. 

37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake 
them ; neither will [ turn again till | have destroyed 
them. 

38 I will smite them, that they shall not be able to 
stand, but fall under my feet. 

39 ‘Thou hast girded me with strength unto the 
battle; thou shalt throw down mine enemies under me. 

40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn 
their backs upon me, and I shall destroy them that 
hate me. 

41 ‘They shall cry, but there shall be none to help 
them; yea, even unto the Lorp shall they cry, but he 
shall not hear them. 


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42 I will beat them as small as the dust before the 
wind: I will cast them out as the clay in the streets. 

43 ‘Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the 
people, and thou shalt make me the head of the hea- 
then. 

44 A people whom I have not known shall serve 
me. 

45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me; 
but the strange children shall dissemble with me. 

46 ‘The strange children shall fail, and be afraid out 
of their prisons. 

47 The Lorp liveth; and blessed be my strong 
helper, and praised be the God of my salvation: 

48 Even the God that seeth that I be avenged, and 
subdueth the people unto me. 

49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel ene- 
mies, and setteth me up above mine adversaries: thou 
shalt rid me from the wicked man. 

50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O 
Lorp, among the Gentiles, and sing praises unto thy 
Name. 

51 Great prosperity giveth he unto his King, and 
showeth loving-kindness unto David, his Anointed, and 
unto his seed for evermore. 


THE FOURTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 
Psalm xix. Celi enarrant. 


PPVHE heavens declare the glory of God; and the 
firmament showeth his handy-work. 
2 One day telleth another; and one night certi- 
fieth another. 
3 There is neither speech nor language; but their 


voices are heard among them. 
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4 Their sound is gone out into all lands; and their 
words into the ends of the world. 

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun; 
which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his cham- 
ber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. 

6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the 
heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again; 
and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 

7 The law of the Lorp is an undefiled law, con- 
verting the soul; the testimony of the Lorp is sure, 
and giveth wisdom unto the simple. 

8 The statutes of the Lorp are right, and rejoice 
the heart; the commandment of the Lorp is pure, 
and giveth light unto the eyes. 

9 The fear of the Lorp is clean, and endureth for 
ever; the judgments of the Lorp are true, and right- 
eous altogether. 

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and the 
honey-comb. 

11 Moreover, by them is thy servant taught; and 
in keeping of them there is great reward. | 

12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse 
thou me from my secret faults. 

13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, 
lest they get the dominion over me; so shall I be un- 
defiled, and innocent from the great offence. 

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the medi- 
tation of my heart, be alway acceptable in thy 
sight, 

15 O Lorp, my strength and my redeemer. 


Psalm xx. Haaudiat te Dominus. 
HE Lorp hear thee in the day of trouble; the 
Name of the God of Jacob defend thee: 


2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen 
thee out of Sion: 


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3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt- 
sacrifice : 

4 Grant thee thy heart’s desire, and fulfil all thy 
mind. 

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in 
the Name of the Lord our God: the Lorp perform 
all thy petitions. 

6 Now know [ that the Lorp helpeth his Anointed, 
and will hear him from his holy heaven, even with the 
wholesome strength of his right hand. 

7 Some put their trust in chariots, and some in 
horses; but we will remember the Name of the Lorp 
our God. 

8 ‘They are brought down and fallen; but we are 
risen and stand upright. 

9 Save, Lorp; and hear us, O King of heaven, 
when we call upon thee. 


Psalm xxi. Domine, in virtute tua. 


HE King shall rejoice in thy strength, O Lorn; 
exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. 

2 'Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast 
not denied him the request of his lips. 

3 For thou shalt prevent him with the blessings of 
goodness, and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his 
head. 

4 He asked life of thee; and thou gavest him a 
long life, even for ever and ever. 

5 His honour is great in thy salvation; glory and 
great worship shalt thou lay upon him. 

6 For thou shalt give him everlasting felicity, and 
make him glad with the joy of thy countenance. 

7 And why? because the King putteth his trust in 
the Lorp; and in the mercy of the Most Highest he 
shall not miscarry. 

8 All thine enemies shall feel thy hand; thy right 
hand shall find out them that hate thee. 


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9 Thou snalt make them like a fiery oven in time 
of thy wrath: the Lorp shall destroy them in his 
displeasure, and the fire shall consume them. 

10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the earth, and 
their seed from among the children of men. 

11 For they intended mischief against thee, and 
imagined such a device as they are not able to per- 
form. 

12 Therefore shalt thou put them to flight, and the 
strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the 
face of them. 

13. Be thou exalted, Lorn, in thine own strength ; 
so will we sing, and praise thy power. 


Evening Praper. 
Psalm xxii. Deus, Deus meus ! 


Y God! my God! look upon me; why hast thou 
forsaken me? and art so far from my health, 
and from the words of my complaint ? 
2 O my God, [ cry in the day-time, but thou hearest 
not; and in the night-season also [ take no rest. 
3 And thou continuest holy, O thou Worship of 
Israel. 
4 Our fathers hoped in thee; they trusted in thee, 
and thou didst deliver them. 
5 ‘They called upon thee, and were holpen; they 
put their trust in thee, and were not confounded. 
6 But as for me, [am a worm, and no man; a very 
scorn of men, and the outcast of the people. 
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they 
shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying, 
8 He trusted in Gop, that he would deliver him; 
let him deliver him, if he will have him. 
9 But thou art he that took me out of my mother’s 


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womb; thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon 
my mother’s breasts. 

10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; 
thou art my God even from my mother’s womb. 

11 O go not from me; for trouble is hard at hand, 
and there is none to help me. 

12 Many oxen are come about me; fat bulls of 
Basan close me in on every side. 

13 They gape upon me with their mouths, as it 
were a ramping and a roaring lion. 

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones 
are out of joint; my heart also in the midst of my 
body is even like melting wax. 

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my 
tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me 
into the dust of death. 

16 For many dogs are come about me, and the 
counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me. 

17 They pierced my hands and my feet: I may tell 
all my bones: they stand staring and looking upon 
me. 

18 They part my garments among them, and cast 
lots upon my vesture. 

19 But be not thou far from me, O Lorp; thou art 
my succour, haste thee to help me. 

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from 
the power of the dog. 

21 Save me from the lion’s mouth; thou hast heard 
me also from among the horns of the unicorns. 

22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren; in 
the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 

23 O praise the Lorn, ye that fear him: magnify 
him, all ye of the seed of Jacob; and fear him, all ye 
seed of Israel. 

24 ‘For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low 
estate of the poor; he hath not hid his face from him ; 


but when he called unto him he heard him. 
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25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation ; 
my vows will I perform in the sight of them that fea1 
him. 

26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied; they that 
seek after the Lorp, shall praise him: your heart shall 
live for ever. 

27 All the ends of the world shall remember them-. 
selves, and be turned unto the Lorn; and all the kin- 
dreds ee the nations shall worship Betore him. 

28 For the kingdom is the Lorp’s, and he is the 
Governor among the people. 

29 All such as be fat upon earth have eaten, and 
worshipped. 

30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel 
before him; and no man hath quickened his own soul. 

31 My seed shall serve him: they shall be counted 
unto the Lord for a generation. 

32 ‘They shall come, and the heavens shall declare 
his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, — 
whom the Lord hath made. 


Psalm xxii. Dominus regit me. 
PPVHE Lorp is my shepherd ; therefore can I lack 
nothing. 

2 He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me 
forth beside the waters of comfort. 

3 He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in 
the paths of righteousness for his Name’s sake. 

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with 
me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. 

5 ‘Thou shalt prepare a table before me against 
them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head 
with oil, and my cup shall be full. 

6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the 
house of the Lorp for ever. 


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THE FIFTH DAY. 
Morning Prayer. 
Psalm xxiv. Domini est terra. 


HE earth is the Lorp’s, and all that therein is; 
the compass of the world, and they that dwell 

“Wherein, 

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and pre- 
pared it upon the floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lorp? or 
who shall rise up in his holy place ? 
’ 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; 
and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor 
sworn to deceive his neighbour. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lorp, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

6 ‘This is the generation of them that seek him; 
even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift 
“up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 


~ come 1n. 


_ 8 Who is the King of glory? It is the Lorp 
strong and mighty, even the Lorp mighty in battle. 
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift 
up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

10 Who is the King of glory?’ Even the Lorp of 
hosts, he is the King of glory. 


Psalm xxv. Ad te, Domine, levavi. 
NTO thee, O Lorp, will I lift up my soul; my 
God, I have put my trust in thee: O let me not 
be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over 
me. 
2 For all they that hope in thee shall not be 
ashamed ; but such as transgress without a cause 
shall be put to confusion. 


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3 Show me thy ways, O Lorp, and teach me thy 
paths. 

4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me: for 
thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been 
my hope all the day long. 

5 Call to remembrance, O Lorp, thy tender mer- 
cies, and thy loving-kindnesses, which haye been ever 
of old. 

6 O remember not the sins and offences of my 
youth; but according to thy mercy think thou upon 
me, O Lorp, for thy goodness. 

7 Gracious and righteous is the Lorp; therefore 
will he teach sinners in the way. 

8 ‘Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment; 
and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way, 

9 All the paths of the Lorp are mercy and truth, 
unto such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. 

10 For thy Name’s sake, O Lorp, be merciful unto 
my sin; for it is great. 

11 What man is he that feareth the Lorp? him 
shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 

12 His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall 
inherit the land. 

13 'The secret of the Lorp is among them that fear 
him; and he will show them his covenant. 

- 14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lorn; fot 
he shail pluck my feet out of the net. 

15 ‘Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; 
for I am desolate, and in misery. | 

16 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged: O bring 
thou me out of my troubles. 

17 Look upon my adversity and misery, and for- 
give me all my sin. 

18 Consider mine enemies, how many they are; 
and they bear a tyrannous hate against me. 

19 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be 
confounded, for [ have put my trust in thee. 


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20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon 
me; for my hope hath been in thee. 
21 Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 


@ Psalm xxvi. Judica me, Domine. 
BE thou my Judge, O Lorp, for I have walked 
innocently: my trust hath been also in the Lorp, 

therefore shall I not fall. 

2 Examine me, O Lorp, and prove me; try out my 
reins and my heart. 

3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes; 
and I will walk in thy truth. 

4 | have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will 
I have fellowship with the deceitful. 

5 [have hated the congregation of the wicked; and 
will not sit among the ungodly. 

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lorp; 
and so will [ go to thine altar; 

7 ‘That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and 
. tell of all thy wondrous works. 

8 Lorp, I have loved the habitation of thy house, 
and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 

9 O shut not up my soul with the sinners, nor my 
life with the blood-thirsty ; 

10 In whose hands is wickedness, and their right 
hand is full of gifts. 

11 But as for me, I will walk innocently: O de- 
liver me, and be merciful unto me. 

12 My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lorp 
in the congregations. 


Evening Praver. 


Psalm xxvu. Dominus illuminatio. 
PPTHE Lorp is my light and my salvation; whom 
then shall I fear? the Lorp is the strength of 


my life; of whom then shall I be afraid ? 
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2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my 
foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled 
and fell. 

3 ‘Though an host of men were laid against me, 
yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there 
rose up War against me, yet will J put my trust in him. 

4 One thing have [| desired of the Lorn, which I 
will require, even that [ may dwell in the house of 
the Lorp all the days of my life, to behold the fair 
beauty of the Lorp, and to visit his temple. 

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in 
his tabernacle ; yea, in the secret place of his dwell- 
ing shall he hide me, and set me up upon a rock of 
stone, 

6 And now shall he lift up mine head above mine 
enemies round about me. 

7 ‘Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation, 
with great gladness: I will sing and speak praises 
unto the Lorp. | 

8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lorp, when I ery 
unto thee; have mercy upon me, and hear me. 

9 My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face: 
Thy face, Lorn, will I seek. 

10 O hide not thou thy face from me, nor cast thy 
servant away in displeasure. 

11 Thou hast been my succour; leave me not, 
neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 

12 When my father and my mother forsake me, the 
Lorp taketh me up. 

13 ‘Teach me thy way, O Lorp, and lead me in the 
right way, because of mine enemies. 

14 Deliver me not over into the will of mine adver- 
saries: for there are false witnesses risen up against 
me, and such as speak wrong. 

15 I should utterly have fainted, but that I believe 
verily to see the goodness of the Lorp in the land of 
the living. 


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16 O tarry thou the Lorn’s leisure; be strong, and 
he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust 
in the Lorp. 

| Psalm xxvii. Ad te, Domine. 


Ry 18 thee will I cry, O Lorn, my strength: think 

scorn of me; lest, if thou make as though 
thou ee not, I become like them that go down 
into the pit. 

2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I 
cry unto thee; when [ hold up my hands towards the 
mercy-seat of thy holy temple. 

3 O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with 
the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly 
to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their 
hearts. 

4 Reward them according to their deeds, and. ac- 
cording to the wickedness of their own inventions. 

5 Recompense them after the work of their hands; 
pay them that they have deserved. 

_ 6 For they regard not in their mind the works of 
the Lorn, nor the operation of his hands; therefore 
shall he break them down, and not build them up. 

7. Praised be the Lorn; for he hath heard the voice 
of my humble petitions. 

8 The Lorp is my strength, and my shield; my 
heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped; there- 
fore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I 
praise him. - 

9 The Lorp is my strength, and he is the whole- 
some defence of his Anointed. 

10 O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto 
thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up for ever. 


Psalm xxix. Afferte Domino. 


BRING unto the Lorn, O ye mighty, bring young 
rams unto the Lorp; ascribe unto the Lorp 
worship and strength. 


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2 Give the Lorp the honour due unto his Name ; 
worship the Lorp with holy worship. 

3 It is the Lorp that commandeth the waters ; it is 
the glorious God that maketh the thunder. 

4 It is the Lorn that ruleth the sea; the voice of 
the Lorp is mighty in operation; the voice of the 
Lorp is a glorious voice. 

5 The voice of the Lorp breaketh the cedar-trees; 
yea, the Lorp breaketh the cedars of Libanus. 

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Liba- 
nus also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. 

7 The voice of the Lorp divideth the flames of 
fire ; the voice of the Lorp shaketh the wilderness ; 
yea, the Lorp shaketh the wilderness of Cades. 

8 The voice of the Lorp maketh the hinds to bring 
forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes: in his 
temple doth every man speak of his honour. 

9 'The Lorp sitteth above the water-flood, and the 
Lorp remaineth a King for ever. 

10 ‘The Lorp shall give strength unto his people ; 
the Lorp shall give his people the blessing of peace. 


THE SIXTH DAY. 
Morning raver. 
Psalm xxx. Ewaltabo te, Domine. 


WILL magnify thee, O Lorp; for thou hast set 
me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. 

2 O Lorp, my God, I cried unto thee; and thou 
hast healed me. 

3 Thou, Lorp, hast brought my soul out of hell: 
thou hast kept my life from them that go down to 
the pit. 

4 Sing praises unto the Lorp, O ye saints of his; 
and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance of his 
holiness. 


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5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an 
eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may endure 
for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

6 And in my prosperity I said, [ shall never be re- 
moved: thou, Lorp, of thy goodness, hast made my 
hill so strong. 

7 Thou didst turn thy face from me, and I was 
troubled. 

8 Then cried [ unto thee, O Lorn; and gat me to 
my Lorp right humbly. 

9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go 
down to the pit! 

10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee? or shall 
it declare thy truth? 

11 Hear, O Lorp, and have mercy upon me; 
Lorp, be thou my helper. 

12 ‘Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou 
hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with glad- 
ness : 

13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy 
praise without ceasing. O my God, | will give thanks 
unto thee for ever. 


Psalm xxxi. In te, Domine, speravt. 


i thee, O Lorn, have I put my trust; let me never 

be put to confusion ; deliver me in thy righteous- 
ness, | 

2 Bow down thine ear to me; make haste tde- 
liver me. 

3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of de- 
fence, that thou mayest save me. 

4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: be 
thou also my guide, and lead me for thy Name’s sake. 

5 Draw me out of the net that they have laid pri- 
vily for me; for thou art my strength. 

6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou 


hast redeemed me, O Lorp, thou God of truth. 
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7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious van- 
ities, and my trust hath been in the Lorp. 

8 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou 
hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul 
in adversities. 

9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the 
enemy; but hast set my feet in a large room. 

10 Have mercy upon me, O Lorp, for I am in 
trouble, and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness ; 
yea, my soul and my body. 

11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness, and 
my years with mourning. 

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniqui- 
ty, and my bones are consumed. 

13 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, 
but especially among my neighbours; and they of mine 
acquaintance were afraid of me; and they that did see 
me without, conveyed themselves from me. 

14 I am clean forgotten as a dead man out of 
mind; [ am become like a broken vessel. 

15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multi- 
tude, and fear is on every side; while they conspire 
together against me, and take their counsel to take 
away my life. 

16 But my hope hath been in thee, O Lorp; I 
have said, ‘Thou art my God. 
tae My time is in thy hand; deliver me from the 
hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute 
me. 

18 Show thy servant the light of thy countenance, 
and save me for thy mercy’s sake. 

19 Let me not be confounded, O Lorp, for I have 
called upon thee; let the ungodly be put to confusion, 
and be put to silence in the grave. 

20 Let the lying lips be put to silence, which 
cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against 
the righteous. 


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21 O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou 
hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou 
hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, 
even before the sons of men! 

22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own 
presence from the provoking of all men: thou shalt 
keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife 
of tongues. 

23 ‘Thanks be to the Lorn; for he hath showed 
me marvellous great kindness in a strong city. 

24 And when I made haste, I said, | am cast out 
of the sight of thine eyes. 

25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my 
prayer, when I cried unto thee. 

26 O love the Lorp, all ye his saints; for the Lorp 
preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously re- 
wardeth the proud doer. 

27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all 
ye that put your trust in the Lorp. 


Evening Wraper. 
Psalm xxxu. Beat, quorum. 


LESSED is he whose unrighteousness is for- 
given, and whose sin is covered. 
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lorp imputeth 
no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 
3 For whilst [ held my tongue, my bones consumed 
away through my daily complaining. 
4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night, 
and my moisture is like the drought in summer. 
5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine 
unrighteousness have [| not hid. 
6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lorn; and 
so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 


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7 For this shall every one that is godly make his 
prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be 
found; but in the great water-floods they shall not 
come nigh him. 

8 Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt pre- 
serve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about 
with songs of deliverance. 

9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way 
wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with 
mine eye. 

10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no 
understanding; whose mouths must be held with bit 
and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 

11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but 
whoso putteth his trust in the Lorp, mercy embraceth 
him on every side. 

12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the 
Lorp; and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. 


Psalm xxxii. Ewultate, juste. 


REJOICE in the Lorp, O ye righteous; for it be- 
cometh well the just to be thankful. 

2 Praise the Lorp with harp; sing praises unto 
him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 

3 Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing praises 
lustily unto him with a good courage. 

4 For the word of the Lorp is true; and all his 
works are faithful. . 

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment; the earth 
is full of the goodness of the Lorp. 

6 By the word of the Lorp were the heavens made; 
and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea toyether, as 
it were upon an heap; and layeth up the deep, as in 
a treasure-house. 

8 Let all the earth fear the Lorn: stand in awe of 
him, all ye that dwell in the world. 


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9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, 
and it stood fast. 

10 The Lorp bringeth the counsel of the heathen 
to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to 
be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of 
princes. 
~ 11 The counsel of the Lorp shall endure for ever, 
and the thoughts of his heart from generation to gen- 
eration. | 

12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord 
JenovaH; and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen 
to him, to be his inheritance. 

13 The Lorp looked down from heaven, and be- 
held all the children of men; from the habitation of 
his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on 
the earth. 

14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them, and under- 
standeth all their works. 

15 There is no king that can be saved by the mul- 
titude of an host; neither is any mighty man delivered 
by much strength. 

16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a 
man; neither shall he deliver any man by his great 
strength. 

17 Behold, the eye of the Lorp is upon them that 
fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his 
mercy ; 

18 To deliver their soul from death, and to feed 
them in the time of dearth. 

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lorn; 
for he is our help and our shield. 

20 For our heart shall rejoice in him; because we 
have hoped in his holy Name. 

21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lorp, be upon us, 
like as we do put our trust in thee. 


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Ly 
Psalm xxxiv. .Benedicam Domino. 


I WILL alway give thanks unto the Lorn; his 
praise shall ever be in my mouth. 

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lorp; the » 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

3 O praise the Lorp with me, and let us magnify 
his Name together. 

4 I sought the Lorn, and he heard me; yea, he 
delivered me out of all my fear. 

5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; 
and their faces were not ashamed. 

°6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lorn heareth him; 
yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 

7 ‘The angel of the Lorp tarrieth round about them 
that fear him, and delivereth them. 

8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lorp is: 
blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 

9 O fear the Lorp, ye that are his saints; for they 
that fear him lack nothing. 

10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they 
who seek the Lorp shall want no manner of thing 
that is good. 

11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will 
teach you the fear of the Lor. 

12 What man is he that lusteth to ee and onli 
fain see good days! 

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that 
they speak no guile. 

14 Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and en- 
sue it. : 

15 The eyes of the Lorp are over the righteous, 
and his ears are open unto their prayers. 

16 ‘The countenance of the Lorp is against them 
that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from 
the earth. 


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17 The righteous cry, and the Lorn heareth them, 
and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 

18 The Lorp is nigh unto them that are of a 
contrite heart, and will save such as be of an humble 
spirit. 

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous ; but the 
Lorp delivereth him out of all. 

20 He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of 
them is broken. 

21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly ; and they 
that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 

22 The Lorp delivereth the souls of his servants; 
and all they that put their trust in him shall not be 
destitute. 


THE SEVENTH DAY, 
Morning Draper. 


Psalm xxxv. Judica me, Domine. 
PLEAD thou my cause, O Lorp, with them that 
strive with me, and fight thou against them that 
fight against me. 

2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand 
up to help me. 

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against 
them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy 
‘salvation. 

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that 
seek after my soul; let them be turned back, and 
brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me. 

5 Let them be as the dust before the wind, and the 
angel of the Lorp scattering them. 

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the 
angel of the Lorp persecute them. 

7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy 
me without a cause; yea, even without a cause have 
they made a pit for my soul. 


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8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him una- 
wares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch him- 
self; that he may fall into his own mischief. 

9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lorn; it shall re- 
joice in his salvation. 

10 All my bones shall say, Lorn, who is like unto 
thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too 
strong for him; yea, the poor, and him that is in 
misery, from him that spoileth him ? 

11 False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my 
charge things that I knew not. 

12 They rewarded me evil for good, to the great 
discomfort of my soul. 

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on 
sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting ; and my 
prayer shall turn into mine own bosom. 

14 I behaved myself as though it had been my 
friend or my brother; I went heavily, as one that 
mourneth for his mother. 

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gather- 
ed themselves together; yea, the very abjects came 
together against me unawares, making mouths at me, 
and ceased not. 

16 With the flatterers were busy mockers, who 
gnashed upon me with their teeth. 

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this! O 
deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring 
on me, and my darling from the lions. 

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great congre- 
gation; I will praise thee among much people. 

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph 
over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their 
eyes, that hate me without a cause. 

20 And why? their communing is not for peace ; 
but they imagine deceitful words against them that 
are quiet in the land. 

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and 


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said, Fie on thee! fie on thee! we saw it with our 
eyes. 

22 This thou hast seen, O Lorn; hold not thy 
tongue then; go not far from me, O Lord. ; 

23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel; 
avenge thou my cause, my God and my Lord. 

24 Judge me, O Lorp my God, according to thy 
righteousness ; and let them not triumph over me. 

25. Let them not say in their hearts, There! there! 
so would we have it; neither let them say, We have 
_ devoured him. 

26 Let them be put to confusion and shame to- 
gether, that rejoice at my trouble; let them be clothed 
with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves 
against me. 

27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my 
righteous dealing; yea, let them say alway, Blessed 
be the Lorp, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of 
his servant. 

28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of 
thy righteousness, and of thy praise, all the day 
long. 


Psalm xxxvi. Draxit tnjustus. 


Y heart showeth me the wickedness of the un- 
godly, that there is no fear of God before his 
eyes. | 
2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight, until 
‘his abominable sin be found out. 

3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full 
of deceit: he hath left off to behave himself wisely, 
and to do good. 

4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath 
set himself in no good way; neither doth he abhor 
" any thing that is evil. 

5 Thy mercy, O Lorp, reacheth unto the heavens 


and thy faithfulness unto fe clouds, 
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6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong moun- 
tains: thy judgments are like the great deep. 

7 Thou, Lorp, shalt save both man and beast: 
how excellent is thy mercy, O God! and the children 
of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy 
wings. 

8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of 
thy house; and thou shalt give them drink of thy 
pleasures, as out of the river. 

9 For with thee is the well of life; and in thy 
light shall we see light. 

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them 
that know thee, and thy righteousness unto them that 
are true of heart. 

11 O let not the foot of pride come against 
me; and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me 
down. 

12 There are they fallen, all that work wicked- 
ness; they are cast down, and shall not be able to 
stand. 


Evening raver. 
Psalm xxxvii. Noli emulari. 


Reet not thyself because of the ungodly ; neither 
be thou envious against the evil doers. 

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass 
and be withered even as the green herb. 

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lorn, and be doing 
good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

4 Delight thou in the Lorp, and he shall give thee 
thy heart’s desire. 

5 Commit thy way unto the Lorn, and put thy 
trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 

6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the 
light, and thy just dealing as the noon-day. 


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7 Hold thee still in the Lorn, and abide patiently 
upon him: but grieve not thyself at him whose way 
doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil 
counsels. 

8 Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: 
fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. 

9 Wicked doers shall be rooted out; and they that 
patiently abide the Lorp, those shall inherit the land. 

10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean 
gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be 
away. 

11 But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, 
and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. 

12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, 
and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 

13 ‘The Lorp shall laugh him to scorn; for he 
hath seen that his day is coming. 

14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and 
have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, 
and to slay such as are of a right conversation. 

15 Their sword shall go through their own heart, 
and their bow shall be broken. 

16 A small thing that the righteous hath, is better 
than great riches of the ungodly. 

17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, 
and the Lorp upholdeth the righteous. 

18 The Lorp knoweth the days of the godly; and 
their inheritance shall endure for ever. 

19 They shall not be confounded in the perilous 
time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 

20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the 
enemies of the Lorp shall consume as the fat of 
lambs: yea, even as the smoke shall they consume 
away. 

21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again; 
but the righteous is merciful and liberal. 

22 Such as are blessed of God, shall possess the 


364 THE PSALTER. Day 7. 


land; and they that are cursed of him, shall be rooted 
out. 

23 The Lorp ordereth a good man’s going, and 
maketh his way acceptable to himself. 

24 Though he fall, he shall not be east away; for 
the Lorp upholdeth him with his hand. 

25 I have been young, and now am old; and yet 
saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed beg- 
ging their bread. 

26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth ; 
and his seed is blessed. 

27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good; 
and dwell for evermore. 

28 For the Lorp loveth the thing that is right; he 
forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserved 
for ever. 

29 The unrighteous shall be punished ; as for the 
seed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out. 

30 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell 
therein for ever. 

31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wis 
dom, and his tongue will be talking of judgment. 

32 The law of his God is in his heart, and his 
goings shall not slide. 

33 The ungodly seeth the righteous, and seeketh 
occasion to slay him. 

34 The Lorp will not leave him in his hand, nor 
condemn him when he is judged. 

35 Hope thou in the Lorn, and keep his way, 
and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess 
the land: when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt 
see it. 

36 I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, 
and flourishing like a green bay-tree. 

37 I went by, and lo, he was gone: I sought him, 
but his place could no where be found. 

38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing 


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that is right ; for that shall bring a man peace at the 
last. 

39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish to- 
gether; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be 
rooted out at the last. 

40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh of 
the Lorp; who is also their strength in the time of 
trouble. 

41 And the Lorp shall stand by them, and save 
them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and 
shall save them, because they put their trust in him. 


THE EIGHTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 
Psalm xxxvui. Domine, ne in furore. 
pul me not to rebuke, O Lorp, in thine anger ; 
neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure : 

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand 
presseth me sore. 

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy 
displeasure ; neither is there any rest in my bones, by 
reason of my sin. 

4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head, 
and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. 

5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt, through my 
foolishness. 

6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery, 
that I go mourning all the day long. 

7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease, and 
there is no whole part in my body. 

8 I am feeble and sore smitten; I have roared for 
the very disquietness of my heart. 

9 Lord, thou knowest all my desire ; and my groan- 


ing is not hid from thee. 
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10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me, 
and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me. 

11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking 
upon my trouble, and my kinsmen stood afar off. 

12 They also that sought after my, life laid snares 
for me; and they that went about to do me evil 
talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day 
long. 

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard 
not; and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his 
mouth. 

14 I became even as a man that heareth not, and 
in whose mouth are no reproofs. 

15 For in thee, O Lorp, have I put my trust; thou 
shalt answer for me, O Lord my God. 

16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, 
should not triumph over me; for when my foot slipt, 
they rejoiced greatly against me. 

17 And I truly am set in the plague, and my heavi- 
ness is ever in my sight. 

18 For I will confess my wickedness, and be sorry 
for my sin. 

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty; and 
they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. 

20 ‘They also that reward evil for good are against 
me; because I follow the thing that good is. 

21 Forsake me not, O Lorn, my God; be not thou 
far from me. 

22 Haste thee to help me, O Lord God of my sal- 
vation. 


Psalm xxxix. Dizi, custodiam. 


I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend 
not in my tongue. 
2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, 
while the ungodly is in my sight. 
3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing: I kept 


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silence, yea, even from good words, but it was pain 
and grief to me. 

4 My heart was hot within me: and while I was 
thus musing the fire kindled, and at the last I spake 
with my tongue ; 

5 Lorp, let me know my end, and the number of 
my days; that I may be certified how long I have to 
live. 

6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a 
span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect 
of thee; and verily every man living is altogether 
vanity. 

7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquiet- 
eth himself in vain; he heapeth up riches, and cannot 
tell who shall gather them. 

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope? Truly my 
hope is even in thee. 

9 Deliver me from all mine offences; and make 
me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 

10 | became dumb, and opened not my mouth; for 
it was thy doing. 

11 Take thy plague away from me: I am even 
consumed by the means of thy heavy hand. 

12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for 
sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as 
it were a moth fretting a garment: every man there- 
fore is but vanity. 

13 Hear my prayer, O Lorp, and with thine ears 
consider my calling; hold not thy peace at my tears: 

14 For [am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 
as all my fathers were. 

15 O spare me a little, that I may recover my 
strength, before I go hence, and be no more seen. 


Psalm xl. Eapectans expectavt. 


I WAITED patiently for the Lorp, and he inclined 
unto me, and heard my calling. 


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2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out — 
of the mire and clay, and set my feet upon the rock, 
and ordered my goings. 

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even 
a thanksgiving unto our God. 

4 Many shall see it, and fear, and shall put their 
trust in the Lorp. 

5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the 
Lorp, and turned not unto the proud, and to such as 
go about with lies. 

6 O Lorp my God, great are the wondrous works 
which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts, 
which are to us-ward; and yet there is no man that 
ordereth them unto thee. 

7 If I should declare them, and speak of them, 
they should be more than I am able to express. 

8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldest not, 
but mine ears hast thou opened. 

9 Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou 
not required: then said I, Lo, I come; 

10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, 
that I should fulfil thy will, O my God: I am content 
to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart. 

11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great 
congregation : lo, [ will not refrain my lips, O Lorn, 
and that thou knowest. 

12 I have not hid thy nghteousness within my 
heart; my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy 
salvation. 

13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and 
truth from the great congregation. 

14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O 
Lorp; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth alway 
preserve me. 

15 For innumerable troubles are come about me; 
my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am 
not able to look up; yea, they are more in number 


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than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed 
me. 
16 O Lorp, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me; 
- make haste, O Lorp, to help me. 

17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded toge- 
ther, that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them 
be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that wish me 
evil. | 
18 Let them be desolate, and rewarded with shame, 
that say unto me, Fie upon thee! fie upon thee! 

19 Let all those that seek thee, be joyful and glad 
in thee; and let such as love thy salvation, say alway, 
The Lorp be praised! 

20 As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord 
careth for me. 

21 Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no 


long tarrying, O my God. 


Evening Wraner. 
Psalm xli. Beatus qui intelligit. 


BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and 
needy ; the Lorp shall deliver him in the time 
of trouble. 

2 ‘The Lorp preserve him, and keep him alive, that 
he may be blessed upon earth; and deliver not thou 
him into the will of his enemies. 

3 The Lorp comfort him when he lieth sick upon 
his bed; make thou all his bed in his sickness. 

4 I said, Lorp, be merciful unto me; heal my soul, 
for I have sinned against thee. 

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he 
die, and his name perish ? 

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, 
and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; 


and when he cometh forth, he telleth it 
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370. THE PSALTER. | Day 8. 


7 All mine enemies whisper together against me ; 


even against me do they imagine this evil. 
8 Let the sentence of guiltiness proceed against 
him; and now that he lieth, let him rise up no more. 
9 ‘Yea! even mine own farniliar friend whom [| trust- 


ed, who did also eat of my bread, hath laid great wait _ 


for me. 


10 But be thou merciful unto me, O Lorn; raise — 


thou me up again, and I shall revo them. 
11 By this [ know thou favourest me, that mine 
enemy doth not triumph against me. 


12 And when | am in my health, thou upholdest 


me, and shalt set me before thy face for ever. 


13 Blessed be the Lorp God of Israeij, world with- 


out end. Amen. 


Psalm xlu. Quemadmodum. 


IKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks, so 
longeth my soul after thee, O God. . 

2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the liv- 
ing God: when shall [ come to appear before the 
presence of God ? 

3 My tears have been my meat day and night, 
while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy 
God? 

4 Now when [ think ilercusens I pour out my 
heart by myself; for | went with the multitude, and 
brought them forth into the house of God; 

5 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among 
mi as keep holy-day. 

6 Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul ? 
and why art thou so disquieted within me ! 

7 Put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him 
thanks for the help of his cbantennneel 

8 My God, my soul is vexed within me; therefore 
will I Pee ber thee concerning the land of Jordan, 
and the little hill of Hermon. 


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9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise 
of the water-pipes; all thy waves and storms are gone 
over me. 

10 The Lorp hath granted his loving-kindness in 
the day-time; and in the night-season did I sing of 
him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life. 

11 I will say unto the God of my strength, Why 
hast thou forgotten me! why go I thus heavily, while 
the enemy oppresseth me ? 

12 My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword, 
while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the 
teeth ; 

13 Namely, while they say daily unto me, Where 
is now thy God? 

14 Why art thou so vexed, O my soul? and why 
art thou so disquieted within me ? 

15 O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank 
him, which is the help of my countenance, and my 
God. 

Psalm xliui. Judica me, Deus. 
IVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my 
~ cause against the ungodly people; O deliver me 
from the deceitful and wicked man. 

2 For thou art the God of my strength, why hast 
thou put me from thee? and why go I so heavily, 
wltile the enemy oppresseth me ? 

3 O send out thy light and thy truth, that they 
may lead me, and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to 

‘thy dwelling. 

4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, even 
unto the God of my joy and gladness; and upon the 
harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God. 

5 Why art thou so heavy, O my soul? and why art 
thou so disquieted within me! 

6 O put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him 
thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my 


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THE NINTH DAY. 


Morning Praver. 
Psalm xliv. Deus, auribus. 


E have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers 
have told us what thou hast done in their 
time of old; 

2 How thou hast driven out the heathen with thy 
hand, and planted them in; how thou hast destroyed 
the nations, and cast them out. 

3 For they gat not the land in possession through 
their own sword, neither was it their own arm that ~ 
helped them: 

4 But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light 
of thy countenance; because thou hadst a favour un- 
to them. 

5 Thou art my King, O God; send help unto 
Jacob. 

6 Through thee will we overthrow our enemies, 
and in thy Name will we tread them under that rise 
up against us. 

7 For I will not trust in my bow, it is not my 
sword that shall help me ; 

8 But it is thou that savest us from our enemies, 
and puttest them to confusion that hate us. 

9 We make our boast of God all day long, and will 
praise thy Name for ever. 

10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us to con- 
fusion ; and goest not forth with our armies. 

11 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our 
enemies, so that they which hate us spoil our goods. 

12 Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep, and 
hast scattered us among the heathen. 

13 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and takest 
no money for them. 

14 Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neigh- 


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bours, to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of 
them that are round about us. 

15 ‘Thou makest us to be a by-word among the 
heathen, and that the people shake their heads at us. 

16 My confusion is daily before me, and the shame 
of my face hath covered me ; 

17 For the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer, 
for the enemy and avenger. 

18 And though all this be come upon us, yet do we 
not forget thee, nor behave ourselves frowardly in thy 
covenant. 

19 Our heart is not turned back, neither our steps 
gone out of thy way; 

20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into the place 
of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 

21 If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and 
holden up our hands to any strange god, shall not God 
search it out? for he knoweth the very secrets of the 
heart. 

22 For thy sake also are we killed all the day long, 
and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain. 

23 Up, Lord, why sleepest thou? awake, and be 
not absent from us for ever. 

24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest 
our misery and trouble! 

25 For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust ; 
our belly cleaveth unto the ground. 

26 Arise, and help us, and deliver us, for thy mer- 
cy’s sake. | 


Psalm xlv. Eructavit cor meum. 


Y heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak of 
the things which I have made unto the King. 
2 My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 
3 Thou art fairer than the children of men; full of 
grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for 


ever. 
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4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O 


om 
3 


thou Most Mighty, according to thy worship and re- 


nown. 

5 Good luck have thou with thine honour: ride on, 
because of the word of truth, of meekness, and right- 
eousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible 
things. 

6 ‘Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people shall 
be subdued unto thee, even in the midst among the 
King’s enemies. 

7 Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever; the sceptre 
of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 

8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniqui- 
ty; wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee 
with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 

9 All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and 
cassia; out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have 
made thee glad. 

10 Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable 
women; upon thy right hand did stand the queen in 
a vesture of gold, wrought about with divers colours. 

11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider; incline 
thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy 
father’s house. 

12 So shall the King have pleasure in thy beauty ; 
for he is thy Lord God, and worship thou him. 

13 And the daughter of ‘Tyre shall be there with a 
gift; like as the rich also among the people shall make 
their supplication before thee. 

14 The King’s daughter is all glorious within; her 
clothing is of wrought gold. 

15 She shall be brought unto the King in rai- 
ment of needlework: the virgins that be her fellows 
shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto 
thee. 

16 With joy and gladness shall they be brought, 
and shall enter into the King’s palace. 


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17 Instead of thy fathers, thou shalt have children, 
whom thou mayest make princes in all lands. 

18 I will remember thy Name from one generation 
to another; therefore shall the people give thanks 
unto thee, world without end. 


Psalm xlvi. Deus noster refugium. 


(Ge? is our hope and strength, a very present help 
in trouble. 

2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be 
moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst 
of the sea. 

3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell, and 
though the mountains shake at the tempest of the 
same. | 

4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad 
the city of God; the holy place of the tabernacle of 
the Most Highest. 

5 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not 
be removed; God shall help her, and that right early. 

6 ‘The heathen make much ado, and the kingdoms 
are moved; but God hath showed his voice, and the 
earth shall melt away. 

7 The Lorp of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob 
is our refuge. 

8 Ocome hither, and behold the works of the Lorn, 
what destruction he hath brought upon the earth. 

9 He maketh wars to cease in all the world; he 
breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, 
and burneth the chariots in the fire. 

10 Be still then, and know that Iam God: I will 
be exalted among the heathen, and I will be exalted 
in the earth. — 

11 The Lorp of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob 
is our refuge. 


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Evening Draper. 
Psalm xlvu. Omnes gentes, plaudite. 


O CLAP your hands together, all ye people: O 
sing unto God with the voice of melody. 

2 For the Lorp is high, and to be feared; he is 
the great King upon all the earth. 

3 He shall subdue the people under us, and the 
nations under our feet. 

4 He shall choose out an heritage for us, even the 
worship of Jacob, whom he loved. 

5 God is gone up with a merry noise, and the 
Lorp with the sound of the trump. 

6 O sing praises, sing praises unto our God; O 
sing praises, sing praises unto our King. 

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye 
praises with understanding. 

8 God reigneth over the heathen; God sitteth upon 
his holy seat. 

9 The princes of the people are joined unto the 
people of the God of Abraham; for God, which is 
very high exalted, doth defend the earth, as it were 
with a shield. 


Psalm xlvin. Magnus Dominus. 


Oa is the Lorp, and highly to be praised in 
the city of our God, even upon his holy hill. 

2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of 
the whole earth ; upon the north side lieth the city of 
the great King: God is well known in her palaces as 
a sure refuge. 

3 For lo, the kings of the earth are gathered, and 
gone by together. 

4 They marvelled to see such things; they were 
astonished, and suddenly cast down. 

5 Fear came there upon them; and sorrow, as upon 
a woman in her travail. 


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6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea through 
the east-wind. 

7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the 
city of the Lorp of hosts, in the city of our God; 
God upholdeth the same for ever. 

8 We wait for thy loving-kindness, O God, in the 
midst of thy temple. 

9 O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise 
unto the world’s end; thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

10 Let the Mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter 
of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 

11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her; and 
tell the towers thereof. 

12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses, that 
ye may tell them that come after. 

13 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he 
shall be our guide unto death. 


Psalm xlix. Audite hec, omnes. 


O HEAR ye this, all ye people; ponder it with 
your ears, all ye that dwell in the world; 

2 High and low, rich and poor, one with another. 

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and my heart 
shall muse of understanding. 

4 [I will incline mine ear to the parable, and show 
my dark speech upon the harp. 

5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of wicked- 
ness, and when the wickedness of my heels compass- 
eth me round about ! 

6 There be some that put their trust in their 
goods, and boast themselves in the multitude of their 
riches. 

7 But no man may deliver his brother, nor make 
agreement unto God for him ; 

8 For it cost more to redeem their souls, so that he 


must let that alone for ever ; 
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378 THE PSALTER. Day 9 


9 Yea, though he live long, and see not the 
grave. 

10 For he seeth that wise men also die and perish 
together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and 
leave their riches for other. 

11 And yet they think that their houses shall con- 
tinue for ever, and that their dwelling-places shall 
endure from one generation to another; and call the 
lands after their own names. 

12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, 
seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that per- 
ish; this is the way of them. 

13 This is their foolishness, and their posterity 
praise their saying. 

14 They lie in the hell like sheep; death gnaweth 
upon them, and the righteous shall have dominion 
over them in the morning: their beauty shall con- 
sume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling. 

15 But God hath delivered my soul from the place 
of hell; for he shall receive me. 

16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich, or 
if the glory of his house be increased ; 

17 For he shall carry nothing away with him when 
he dieth, neither shall his pomp follow him. 

18 For while he lived, he counted himself an hap- 
py man; and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, 
men will speak good of thee. 

19 He shall follow the generation of his fathers, 
and shall never see light. 

20 Man being in honour hath no understanding, 
but is compared unto the beasts that perish. 


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THE TENTH DAY. 
Morning Praper. 


Psalm 1. Deus deorum. 


PPYHE Lorp, even the most mighty God, hath 
spoken, and called the world, from the rising up 
of the sun unto the going down thereof. 

2 Out of Sion hath God appeared in perfect 
beauty. 

3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence ; 
there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a 
mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. 

4 He shall call the heaven from above, and the 
earth, that he may judge his people. 

5 Gather my saints together unto me; those that 
have made a covenant with me with sacrifice. 

6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness ; 
for God is Judge himself. 

7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; I myself 
will testify against thee, O Israel; for I am God, even 
thy God. 

8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, 
or for thy burnt-offerings; because they were not al- 
way before me. 

9 | will take no bullock out of thine house, nor he- 
goat out of thy folds. 

10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine, and so 
are the cattle upon a thousand hills. 

11 [ know all the fowls upon the mountains, and 
the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 

12 If [be hungry, [ will not tell thee ; for the whole 
world is mine, and all that is therein. 

13 Thinkest thou that I will eat bulls’ flesh, and 
drink the blood of goats ? 

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay hy vcws 
unto he Most Highest. 


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15 And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will 
I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me. 

16 But unto the ungodly said God, Why dost 
thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy 
mouth ; 

17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast 
cast my words behind thee ? 

18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst 
unto him; and hast been partaker with the adul- 
terers. 

19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness, and 
with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 

20 ‘Thou sattest and spakest against thy brother; 
yea, and hast slandered thine own mother’s son. 

21 These things hast thou done, and I held my 
tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that | am even 
such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set 
before thee the things that thou hast done. 

22 O consider this, ye that forget God, lest I pluck 
you away, and there Be none to deliver you. 

23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he hon- 
oureth me; and to him that ordereth his conversation 
right, will I show the salvation of God. 


Psalm li. Miuserere mei, Deus. 


HAYLE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great 
goodness; according to the multitude of thy 
mercies do away mine offences. 

2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and 
cleanse me from my sin. 

3 For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever 
before me. 

4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this 
evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified in 
thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. 

5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin 
hath my mother conceived me. 


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6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, 
and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. 

7 ‘Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be 
clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than 
snow. 

8 'Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, 
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

9 ‘Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my 
misdeeds. 

10 Make mea clean heart, O God, and renew a 
right spirit within me. 

11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take 
not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again, and 
stablish me with thy free Spirit. 

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, 
and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou 
that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall 
sing of thy righteousness. 

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my 
mouth shall show thy praise. 

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I 
give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offer- 
ings. 

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a 
broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not de- 
spise. 

: 18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion; build 
thou the walls of Jerusalem. 

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of 
righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations ; 
then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. 


Psalm hi. Quid gloriaris ? 


W HY boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant, that thou 
canst do mischief; 


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2 Whereas the goodness of God endureth yet 
daily ? 

3 ‘Thy tongue imagineth wickedness, and with lies 
thou cuttest like a sharp razor. 

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than 
goodness, and to talk of lies more than righteousness. 

5 'Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do 
hurt, O thou false tongue. 

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever; he 
shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, 
and root thee out of the land of the living. 

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear, and 
shall laugh him to scorn ; 

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his 
strength ; but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, 
and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the 
house of God; my trust is in the tender mercy of God 
for ever and ever. 

10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that 
‘thou hast done; and I will hope in thy Name, for thy 


saints like it well. 


Evening Praver. 
Psalm li. Diait insipiens. 
PPAHE foolish body hath said in his heart, There 1s 
no God. 

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in 
their wickedness; there is none that doeth good. 

3 God looked down from heaven upon the children 
of men, to see if there were any that would under- 
stand, and seek after God. 

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether become abominable; there is also none 
that doeth good, no not one. 


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Day 10. THE PSALTER. 383 


5 Are not they without understanding that work 
wickedness, eating up my people as if they would eat 
hread ? they have not called upon God. 

6 They were afraid where no fear was; for God 
hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee ; 
thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath 
despised them. 

7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel 
out of Sion! Oh, that the Lord would deliver his 
people out of captivity ! 

8 Then should Jacob rejoice, and Israel shania be 


right glad. 


Psalm liv. Deus, in nomine. 


GAVE me, O God, for thy Name’s sake, and avenge 
me in thy strength. 

2 Hear my prayer, O God, and hearken unto the 
words of my mouth. 

3 For strangers are risen up against me; and 
tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek 
after my soul. 

4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is with 
them that uphold my soul. | 

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: de- 
stroy thou them in thy truth. 

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and 
praise thy Name, O Lorp; because it is so comfort- 
able. 

7 For he hath delivered me out of all my Li cIIG . 
and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. 


Psalm lv. Haaudi, Deus. 
HUEAR my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself 


from my petition. 
2 ‘Take heed unto me, and hear me, how I mourn 
in my prayer, and am vexed. 
3 ‘The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh 


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on so fast; for they are minded to do me some mis- 
chief, so maliciously are they set against me. 

4 My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear 
of death is fallen upon me. 

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, 
and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. 

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for 
then would I flee away, and be at rest. 

7 Lo, then would I get me away far off, and re- 
main in the wilderness. 

8 I would make haste to escape, because of the 
stormy wind and tempest. 

9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord, and divide them ; 
for [ have spied unrighteousness and strife in the city. 

10 Day and night they go about within the walls 
thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst 
of it. 

11 Wickedness is therein; deceit and guile go not 
out of their streets. 

12 For it is not an open enemy that hath done me 
this dishonour; for then I could have borne it: 

13 Neither was it mine adversary that did magni- 
fy himself against me; for then peradventure 1 would 
have hid myself from him : 

14 But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, 
and mine own familiar friend. 

15 We took sweet counsel together, and walked in 
the house of God as friends. 

16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them 
go down quick into hell; for wickedness is in their 
dwellings, and among them. 

17 As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lorp 
shall save me. 

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day 
will I pray, and that instantly; and he shall hear my 
voice. 

19 Itis he that hath delivered my soul in peace 


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Day 11. THE PSALTER. 385 


from the battle that was against me: for there were 
many with me. 

20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall 
hear me, and bring them down; for they will not 
turn, nor fear God. 

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace 
with him, and he brake his covenant. 

22 ‘The words of his mouth were softer than butter, 
having war in his heart; his words were smoother 
than oil, and yet they be very swords. 

23 O cast thy burden upon the Lorp, and he shall 
nourish thee, and shall not suffer the righteous to fall 
for ever. 

24 And as for them, thou, O God, shalt bring them 
into the pit of destruction. 

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not 
live out half their days: nevertheless, my trust shall 


be in thee, O Lord. 


THE ELEVENTH DAY. 
Morning raver. 
Psalm lvi. Muserere mei, Deus. 


BE merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about 
to devour me; he is daily fighting, and troub- 
ling me. 
2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me 
up; for they be many that fight against me, O thou 
Most Highest. 
3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid, yet 
put I my trust in thee. 
4 J will praise God, because of his word: I have 
put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can 
do unto me. 
6 They daily mistake my words; all that they 


imagine is to do me evil. 
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6 They hold all together, and keep themselves 
close, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my 
soul. a 

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness! thou, O 
God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down. 

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put my tears into 
thy bottle: are not these things noted in thy book ? 

9 Whensoever [ call upon thee, then shall mine 
enemies be put to flight: this I know; for God is on 
my side. 

10 In God’s word will I rejoice; in the Riduints 
word will I comfort me. 

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust; I wall not be 
afraid what man can do unto me. 

12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows; unto 
thee will I give thanks. 

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
and my feet from falling, that | may walk before God. 
in the light of the living. 


Psalm lvu. Muiserere met, Deus. 


E merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto 

me; for my soul trusteth in thee; and under the 

shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this 
tyranny be overpast. 

2 I will call unto the most high God, even unto 
the God that shall perform the cause which I have 
in hand. 

3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from 
the reproof of him that would eat me up. ; 

4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth: my 
soul is among lions. 

5 And I le even among the children of men, that 
are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and 
their tongue a sharp sword. 

6 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and 
she glory above all the earth. 


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7 ‘They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed 
down my soul; they have digged a pit before me, and 
are fallen into ‘the midst of it themselves. 

8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I 
will sing and give praise. 

9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I 
myself will awake right early. 

10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among 
the people; and I[ will sing unto thee among the 
nations. 

11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto 
the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 

12 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and 
thy glory above all the earth. 


Pedi lviti. Sz vere utique. 


RE your minds set upon righteousness, O ye 
congregation! and do ye judge the thing that 
is right, O ye sons of men ! 

2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart upon the 

~ earth, and your hands deal with wickedness. 

3 ‘The ungodly are froward, even from their mo- 
ther’s womb; as soon as they are born, they go astray, 
and speak lies. 

4 ‘They are as venomous as the poison of a ser- 
pent, even like the deaf adder, that stoppeth her ears; 

5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer, 

~ charm he never so wisely. 
. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite 
the jaw-bones of the lions, O Lorn: let them fall 
» away like water that runneth apace; and when they 
shoot their arrows let them be rooted out. 

7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like 

the untimely fruit of a woman; and let them not see 
_ the sun. 
8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns, so 
fet indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw. 


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9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the 
vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood , 
of the ungodly. | 

10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a re- 
ward for the righteous; doubtless there is a God that 
judgeth the earth. 


Evening raver. 


Psalm lix. Eripe me de inimicis. 


ELIVER me from mine enemies, O God; de- 
fend me from them that rise up against me. 

2 O deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me 
from the blood-thirsty men. 

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul; the mighty 
men are gathered against me, without any offence or 
fault of me, O Lorp. 

4 'They run and prepare themselves without my 
fault ; arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. 

5 Stand up, O Lorp God of hosts, thou God of 
Israel, to visit all the heathen, and be not merciful 
unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. 

6 They go to and fro in the evening, they grin like 
a dog, and run about through the city. 

7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords 
are in their lips; for who doth hear? 

8 But thou, O Lorp, shalt have them in derision, ~ 
and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn. 

9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee; for thou 
art the God of my refuge. 

10 God showeth me his goodness plenteously ; and 
God shall let me see my desire upon mine ene- 
mies. 

11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it; but 
scatter them abroad among the people, and put them 
down, O Lord our defence. 


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12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the»words 
of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride: and 
why! their preaching is of cursing and lies. 

13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, 
that they may perish; and know that it is God that 
ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world. 

14 And in the evening they will return, grin like a 
dog, and will go about the city. 

15 They will run here and there for meat, and 
grudge if they be not satisfied. 

16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will 
praise thy mercy betimes in the morning; for thou 
hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my 
trouble. 

17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing; for thou, 
O God, art my refuge, and my merciful God. 


Psalm lx. Deus, repulisti nos. 


GOD, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us 
abroad; thou hast also been displeased: O turn 
thee unto us again. 
2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it: heal 
the sores thereof, for it shaketh. 

3 Thou hast showed thy people heavy things; 
thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine. 

4 'Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee, 
that they may triumph because of the truth. 

5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered: help me 
with thy right hand, and hear me. 

6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice 
and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Suc- 
coth. 

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine ; Ephraim 
also is the strength of my head; Judah is my law- 
giver ; 

8 Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast 


out my shoe; Philistia, be thou glad of me. 
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390 THE PSALTER. Day 12. 


9 Who will lead me into the strong city? who 
will bring me into Edom ? 

10 Hast not thou cast us out, O God? wilt not 
thou, O God, go out with our hosts ? 

11 O be thou our help in trouble; for vain is the 
help of man. 

12 Through God will we do great acts; for it is 
he that shall tread down our enemies. 


Psalm Ixi. Haaudi, Deus. 
HEAR my crying, O God, give ear unto my 


prayer. 

2 From the ends of the earth will [ call upon thee; 
when my heart is in heaviness. 

3 O set me up upon the rock that is higher than 
I; for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower 
for me against the enemy. 

4 [ will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever, and my 
trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 

5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires, and 
hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy Name. 

6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life, that his 
years may endure throughout all generations. 

7 He shall dwell before God for ever: O prepare 
thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may pre- 
serve him. 

8 So will I always sing praise unto thy Name, that 
I may daily perform my vows. 


THE TWELFTH DAY. 


Morning Praver. 


Psalm lx1i. Nonne Deo ? 


MY soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him 


cometh my salvation. 


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2 He verily is my strength and my salvation; he 
is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 

3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every 
man! Ye shall be slain all the sort of you; yea, asa 
tottering wall shall ye be, and lke a broken hedge. 

4 'Their device is only how to put him out whom 
God will exalt; their delight is in lies; they give 
good words with their mouth, but curse with their 
heart. 

5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon God; 
for my hope is in him. 

6 He truly is my strength and my salvation; he is 
my defence, so that I shall not fall. 

7 In God is my health and my glory; the rock of 
my might, and in God is my trust. 

8 O put your trust in him alway, ye people; pour 
out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. 

9 As for the children of men, they are but vanity ; 
the children of men are deceitful upon the weights ; 
they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. 

10 O trust not in wrong and robbery; give not 
yourselves unto vanity: if riches increase, set not 
your heart upon them. 

11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard 
the same, that power belongeth unto God ; 

12 And that thou, Lord, art merciful; for thou re- 
wardest every man according to his work. 


Psalm lxin. Deus, Deus meus. 


GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. 
2 My soul thirsteth for thee; my flesh also 
longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no 
water is. 
3 Thus have I looked for thee in holiness, that I 
might behold thy power and glory. 
4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the life 
itself: my lips shall praise thee. 


392 THE PSALTER. Day 12 : 


5 As long as [ live will I magnify thee in this man- 
ner, and lift up my hands in thy Name. 

6 My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with 
marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee 
with joyful lips. 

7 Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and 
thought upon thee when I was waking ? 

8 Because thou hast been my helper; therefore 
under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 

9 My soul hangeth upon thee; thy right hand hath 
upholden me. 

10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they 
shall go under the earth. 

11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, that 
they may be a portion for foxes. 

12 But the King shall rejoice in God; all they also 
that swear by him shall be commended ; for the mouth 
of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 


Psalm lxiv. Eaaudi, Deus. 


HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer; preserve 
my life from fear of the enemy. 

2 Hide me from the gathering together of the fro- 
ward, and from the insurrection of wicked doers; 

3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and 
shoot out their arrows, even bitter words ; 

4 That they may privily shoot at him ‘that is per- 
fect: suddenly do they hit him, and fear not. 

5 'They encourage themselves in mischief, and com- 
mune among themselves, how they may lay snares ; 
and say, that no man shall see them. 

6 They imagine wickedness, and practise it; that 
they keep secret among themselves, every man in the 
deep of his heart. 

7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a 
swift arrow, that they shall be wounded. 

8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall; 


Day 12. THE PSALTER. 393 


insomuch that whoso seeth them shall laugh them to 
scorn. 

9 And all men that see it shall say, This hath God 
done; for they shall perceive that it is his work. 

10 The righteous shall rejoice in the Lorp, and 
put his trust in him; and all they that are true of 
heart shall be glad. 


Evening Praver. 


Psalm lxv. Te decet hymnus. 


PV HOU, O God, art praised in Sion; and unto thee 
shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. 

2 ‘Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all 
flesh come. 

3 My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou 
merciful unto our sins. 

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and re- 
ceivest unto thee: he shall dwell in thy court, and 
shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, 
even of thy holy temple. 

5 Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy 
righteousness, O God of our salvation; thou that art 
the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them 
that remain in the broad sea. 

6 Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, 
and is girded about with power. 

7 Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise 
of his waves, and the madness of the people. 

8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of 
the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens, thou that 
makest the out-goings of the morning and evening 
to praise thee. 

9 Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; thou 


makest it very plenteous. 
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394 THE PSALTER. Day 12. 


10 The river of God is full of water: thou pre- 
parest their corn, for so thou providest for the earth. 

11 Thou waterest her furrows; thou sendest rain 
into the little valleys thereof; thou makest it soft with — 
the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. 

12 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; 
and thy clouds drop fatness. 

13 ‘They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wil- 
derness ; and the little hills shall rejoice on every side. 

14 The folds shall be full of sheep; the valleys also 
shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall eee 
and sing. | 


Psalm lxvi. Jubilate Deo. ; 
BE joyful in God, all ye lands; sing praises unto 

the honour of his Name; make his praise to-be 
glorious. ) 

2 Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy 
works; through the greatness of thy power shall thine 
enemies be found hars unto thee. 

3 For all the world shall worship thee, sing of thee, 
and praise thy Name. 

4. O come hither, and behold the works of God; 
how wonderful he is in his doing toward the children 
of men. 

5 He turned the sea into dry land, so that they 
went through the water on foot; there did we rejoice 
thereof. 

6 He ruleth with his power for ever; his eyes be- 
hold the people: and such as will not believe shall 
not be able to exalt themselves. 

7 _O praise our God, ye people, and make the voice 
of his praise to be heard ; 

8 Who holdeth our Shula in life; and suderbsl not 
our feet to slip. 

9 For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou also hast 
tried us, like as silver is tried. 


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10 Thou broughtest us into the snare; and laidest 
trouble upon our loins. 

11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads: 
we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest 
us out into a wealthy place. 

12 I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings; 
and will pay thee my vows, which I promised with 
my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in 
trouble. 

13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with 
the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks and goats. 

14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear 
God; and I will tell you what he hath done for my 
soul. 

15 I called unto him with my mouth, and gave him 

praises with my tongue. 
~ 16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart, 
the Lord will not hear me. 

17 But God hath heard me; and considered the 
_voice of my prayer. 

18 Praised be God, who hath not cast out my 
prayer, nor turned his mercy from me. 


Psalm Ixvii. Deus misereatur. 


OD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show 

- us the light of his countenance, and be merciful 
unto us ; 

2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy 
saving health among all nations. 

3 Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all 
the people praise thee. 

4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the na- 
tions upon earth. 

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all 
the people praise thee. 

6 ‘Then shall the earth bring forth her increase ; 


396 THE PSALTER. Day 13. 


and God, even our own God, shall give us his bless- 
ing. 

7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world 
shall fear him. 


THE THIRTEENTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 
Psalm Ixvii. Eaurgat Deus. 


ET God arise, and let his enemies be scattered ; 
let them also that hate him flee before him. 

2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive 
them away; and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let 
the ungodly perish at the presence of God. 

3 But let the righteous be glad, and rejoice before 
God; let them also be merry and joyful. 

4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name; 
magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were 
upon an horse; praise him in his Name JAH, and 
rejoice before him. 

5 He isa Father of the fatherless, and defendeth 
the cause of the widows; even God in his holy habi- 
tation. 

6 He is the God that maketh men to be of one 
mind in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of 
captivity; but letteth the runagates continue in scarce- 
ness. 

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before the 
people; when thou wentest through the wilderness, 

8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the 
presence of God; even as Sinai also was moved at the 
presence of God, who is the God of Israel. 

9 Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine 
inheritance, and refreshedst it when it was weary. 

10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein ; for thou, 
O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor. 


Day 13. THE PSALTER. 397 


11 ‘The Lord gave the word; great was the com- 
pany of the preachers. 

12 Kings with their armies did flee, and were dis- 
comfited, and they of the household divided the spoil. 

13 Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall 
ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with sil- 
ver wings, and her feathers like gold. 

14 When the Almighty scattered kings for their 
sake, then were they as white as snow in Salmon. 

15 As the hill of Basan, so is God’s hill; even an 
high hill, as the hill of Basan. 

16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills? this is God’s hill, 
in the which it pleaseth him to dwell; yea, the Lorp 
will abide in it for ever. 

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even 
thousands of angels; and the Lord is among them as 
in the holy place of Sinai. 

18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led cap- 
tivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even 
for thine enemies, that the Lorp God might dwell 
among them. 

19 Praised be the Lord daily, even the God who 
helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. 

20 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh 
salvation: Gop is the Lord, by whom we escape 
death. 

21 God shall wound the head of his enemies, and © 
the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his 


~ wickedness. 


22 The Lord hath said, I will bring my people 
again, as I did from Basan; mine own will I bring 
again, as [ did sometime from the deep of the sea. 

23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of 
_ thine enemies, and that the tongue of thy dogs may be 
red through the same. 

24 It is well seen, O God, how thou goest; how 
thou, sabe and King, goest in the sanctuary. 

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398 THE PSALTER. Day 13 


25 ‘The singers go before, the minstrels follow 
after, in the midst are the damsels playing with the 
tinbrels. 

26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in 
the congregations, from the ground of the heart. 

27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the 
princes of Judah their council; the princes of Zabulon, 
and the princes of Nephthali. 

28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee; 
stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought 
in us, 

29 For thy temple’s sake at Jerusalem; so shall 
kings bring presents unto thee. 

30 When the company of the spear-men, and mul- 
titude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the 
beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring pieces 
of silver; and when he hath scattered the people that 
delight in war; 

31 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt; the 
Morians’ land shall soon stretch out her hands unto 
God. 

32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth; O 
sing praises unto the Lord; 

33 Who sitteth in the ote ga over all, from the 
beginning: lo, he doth send out his voice; yea, and 
that a mighty voice. 

34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel; his 
worship and strength is in the clouds. 

35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: 
even the God of Israel, he will give strength and 
power unto his people. Blessed be God. 


Evening Praper. 
Psalm lxix. Salvum me fae. 


AVE me, O God; for the waters are come in, 
even unto my soul. 


Day 13. THE PSALTER. 399 


2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground 
is; | am come into deep waters, so that the floods 
run over me. 

3 1 am weary of crying; my throat is dry; my 
sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my God. 

4 ‘They that hate me without a cause are more 
than the hairs of my head; they that are mine ene- 
mies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. 

5 | paid them the things that I never took: God, 
thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults are not 
hid from thee. 

6 Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord Gop of 
hosts, be ashamed for my cause; let not those that 
seek thee be confounded through me, O Lord God of 
Israel. 

7 And why? for thy sake have I suffered reproof; 
shame hath covered my face. 

8 | am become a stranger unto my brethren, even 
an alien unto my mother’s children. 

9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; 
and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen 
upon me. 

10 I wept, and chastened myself with fasting, and 
that was turned to my reproof. 

11 I put on sackcloth also, and they jested upon me. 

12 They that sit in the gate speak against me, and 
the drunkards make songs upon me. 

13 But, Lorp, I make my prayer unto thee in an 
acceptable time. 

14 Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mer- 
cy, even in the truth of thy salvation. 

15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not; O 
let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out 
of the deep waters. 

16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let 
the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her 
mouth upon me. 


400 THE PSALTER. Day 13 


17 Hear me, O Lorp, for thy loving-kindness is 
comfortable; turn thee unto me according to the mul- 
titude of thy mercies: 

18 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I 
am in trouble: O haste thee, and hear me. 

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it; O deliver 
me, because of mine enemies. 

20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and 
my dishonour: mine adversaries are all in thy sight. 

21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full 
of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, 
but there was no man, neither found I any to com- 
fort me. 

22 They gave me gall to eat; and when I was 
thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink. 

23 Let their table be made a snare to take them- 
selves withal ; and Jet the things that should have been 
for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling. 

24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not; 
and ever bow thou down their backs. 

25 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let 
thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them. 

26 Let their habitation be void, and no man to 
dwell in their tents. 

27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smit- 
ten; and they talk how they may vex them whom 
thou hast wounded. 

28 Let them fall from one wickedness to another, 
and not come into thy righteousness. 

29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the liv- 
ing, and not be written among the righteous. 

30 As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness, 
thy help, O God, shall lift me up. 

31 I will praise the Name of God with a song, and 
magnify it with thanksgiving. 

32 This also shal! please the Lorp better than a 
bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 


Day 14. THE PSALTER. 40] 


33 ‘The humble shall consider this, and be glad: 
seek ye after God, and your soul shall live. 

34 For the Lorp heareth the poor, and despiseth 
not his prisoners. 

35 Let heaven and earth praise him: the sea, and 
all that moveth therein. 

36 For God will save Sion, and build the cities 
of Judah, that men may dwell there, and have it in 
possession. 

37 ‘The posterity also of his servants shall inherit 
it; and they that love his Name shall dwell therein. 


Psalm Ixx. Deus, in adjutorium. 


ASTE thee, O God, to deliver me; make haste 
to help me, O Lorp. 

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek 
after my soul; let them be turned backward and put 
to confusion that wish me evil. 

3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to 
shame, that cry over me, There! there! 

4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad 
in thee: and let all such as delight in thy salvation 
say alway, The Lord be praised. 

5 As for me, I am poor and in misery: haste thee 
unto me, O God. 

6 Thou art my helper, and my redeemer: O Lorp, 
make no long tarrying. 


THE FOURTEENTH DAY. 
Morning Praper. 
Psalm Ixxi. Jn te, Domine, speravt. 
N thee, O Lorp, have I put my trust; let me never 
be put to confusion, but rid me, and deliver me, 


in thy righteousness ; incline thine ear unto me, and 


Save me. 
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402 THE PSALTER. Day 14 


2 Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may alway 
resort: thou hast promised to help me, for thou art 
my house of defence, and my castle. 

3 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the 
ungodly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel 
man. 

4 For thou, O Lord Gop, art the thing that I long 
for: thou art my hope, even from my youth. 

5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since 
I was born: thou art he that took me out of my mo- 
ther’s womb: my praise shall be always of thee. 

6 1 am become as it were a monster unto many, 
but my sure trust is in thee. 

7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise, that I 
may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long. 

8 Cast me not away in the time of age; forsake 
me not when my strength faileth me. 

9 For mine enemies speak against me; and they 
that lay wait for my soul take their counsel together, 
saying, God hath forsaken him; persecute him, and 
take him, for there is none to deliver him. 

10 Go not far from me, O God; my God, haste 
thee to help me. 

11 Let them be confounded and perish that are 
against my soul; let them be covered with shame and 
dishonour that seek to do me evil. 

12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway, and will 
praise thee more and more. 

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteous- 
ness and salvation; for | know ‘no end thereof. 

14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord Gop, 
and will make mention of thy righteousness only. 

15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth 
up until now; therefore will I tell of thy wondrous 
works. 

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when 
I am gray-headed, until I have showed thy strength 


Day 14. THE PSALTER. 403 


unto this generation, and thy power to all them that 
are yet for to come. 

17 Thy righteousness, O God, is very high, and 
great things are they that thou hast done: O God, 
who is like unto thee ! 

18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou 
showed me! and yet didst thou turn and refresh me; 
yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth 
again. 

19 ‘Thou hast brought me to great honour, and 
comforted me on every side: 

20 ‘Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithful- 
ness, O God, piaying upon an instrument of music: 
unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy 
One of Israel. 
~ 21 My lips will be fain when I sing unto thee; 
and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered. 

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness 
all the day long; for they are confounded and brought 
unto shame that seek to do me evil. 


Psalm Ixxu. Deus, judiciwm. 


GIVE the King thy judgments, O God, and thy 
righteousness unto the King’s son. 

2 Then shall he judge thy people according unto 
right, and defend the poor. 

3 The mountains also shall bring peace, and the 
little hills righteousness unto the people. 

4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right, de- 
fend the children of the poor, and punish the wrong 
doer. 

5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and 
moon endureth, from one generation to another. 

6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece 
of wool, even as the drops that water the earth. 

7 lifhis time shall the righteous flourish; yea, and 
abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth. 


404 THE PSALTER. Day 14, 


8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea to 
the other, and from the flood unto the world’s end. 

9 'They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel 
before him; his enemies shall lick the dust. 

10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give 
presents; the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts. 

11 All kings shall fall down before him; all nations 
shall do him service. 

12 For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth 
the needy also, and him that hath no helper. 

13 He phall be favourable to the simple and needy, 
and shall preserve the souls of the poor. 

14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and 
wrong; and dear shall their blood be in his sight. 

15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the 
gold of Arabia; prayer shall be made ever unto him, 
and daily shall he be praised. 

16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, 
high upon the hills ; his fruit shall shake like Libanus, 
and shall be green in the city like grass upon the 
earth. 

17 His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall 
remain under the sun amongst the posterities, which 
shall be blessed through him; and all the heathen shall 
praise him. 

18 Blessed be the Lorp God, even the God of 
Israel, which only doeth wondrous things ; 

19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for 
ever: and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. 
Amen, Amen. 


Evening Praper. 
Psalm lxxii. Quam bonus Israel! 


RULY God is loving unto Israel: even unto such 
as are of a clean heart. 


piterd: THE PSALTER. 405 


2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone, my 
treadings had well-nigh slipt. 

3 And why? I was grieved at the wicked: I do 
also see the ungodly in such prosperity. 

4 For they are in no peril of death; but are lusty 
and strong. 

5 They come in no misfortune like other folk ; 
neither are they plagued like other men. 

6 And this is the cause that they are so holden with 
pride, and overwhelmed with cruelty. 

7 Their eyes swell with fatness, and they do even 
what they lust. 

8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked blas- 
phemy ; their talking is against the Most High. 

9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the 
heaven, and their tongue goeth through the world. 

10 Therefore fall the people unto them, and there- 
out suck they no small advantage. 

11 ‘Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? is 
there knowledge in the Most High? 

12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the 
world, and these have riches in possession: and I said, 
Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed 
mine hands in innocency. 

13 All the day long have [ been punished, and 
chastened every morning. 

14 Yea, and [ had almost said even as they; but 
lo, then I should have condemned the generation of 
thy children. 

15 Then thought I to understand this; but it was 
too hard for me, 

16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God: then 
understood I the end of these men; 

17 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippery 
places, and castest them down, and destroyest them. 

18 O how suddenly do they consume, perish, and 
come to a fearful end! 


406 THE PSALTER. Day 14. 


19 Yea, even like as a dream when one awaketh; 
so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the 
cit 

20 Thus my heart was grieved, and it went even 
through my reins. 

21 So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it. were 
a beast before thee. 

22 Nevertheless, Iam alway by thee; for thou hast 
holden me by my right hand. 

23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and after 
that receive me with glory. 

24 Whom have [ in heaven but thee? and chew 
is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of 
thee. 

25 My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 

26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish ; 
thou hast destroyed all them that commit fornication 
against thee. 3 

27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, 
to put my trust in the Lord Gop, and to speak of all 
thy works in the gates of the daughter of Sion. 


Psalm lxxiv. Ut quid, Deus ? 


GOD, wherefore art thou absent from us so 
long? why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep :. 
of thy pasture 4 
2 O think upon thy congregation, whom thou hast 
purchased, and redeemed of old. 
3 Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance, and 
Mount Sion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 
4 Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy 
every enemy, which hath done evil in thy sanctuary. 
5 ‘Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy con- 
gregations, and set up their banners for tokens. 
6 He that hewed timber afore out of the thick 
trees, was known to bring it to an excellent work. 


Day 14. THE PSALTER. 407 


7 But now they break down all the carved work 
thereof with axes and hammers. 

8 ‘They have set fire upon thy holy places, and 
have defiled the dwelling-place of thy Name, even 
unto the ground. 

9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make 
havoc of them altogether: thus have they burnt up 
all the houses of God in the land. 

10 We see not our tokens; there is not one prophet 
more; no, not one is there among us, that understand- 
eth any more. 

11 O God, how long shall the adversary do this 
dishonour? how long shall the enemy blaspheme thy 
Name ? for ever ? 

12 Why withdrawest thou thy hand? why pluck- 
est thou not thy right hand out of thy bosom to con- 
sume the enemy ! 

13 For God is my King of old; the help that 1» 
done upon earth, he doeth it himself. 

14 Thou didst divide the sea through thy power; 
thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the wa- 
{eEs: 

- 15 Thou smotest the heads of Leviathan in pieces, 


and gavest him to be meat for the people in the wil- 


derness. 


-.16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out 
of the hard rocks; thou driedst up mighty waters. 


17 The day is thine, and the night is thine; thou 


_. hast prepared the light and the sun. 


18 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou 
hast made summer and winter. 

19 Remember this, O Lorp, how the enemy hath 
rebuked; and how the foolish people hath blasphemed 
thy Name. 

20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto 
the multitude of the enemies ; and forget not the con- 
~regation of the poor for ever. 


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21 Look upon the covenant; for all the earth is 
full of darkness, and cruel habitations. 

22 O let not the simple go away ashamed; but let 
the poor and needy give praise unto thy Name. 

23 Arise, O God, maintain thine own cause; re- 
member how the foolish man blasphemeth thee daily. 

24 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the pre- 
sumption of them that hate thee increaseth ever more 
and more. 


THE FIFTEENTH DAY. 
Morning raver. 
Psalm Ixxv. Confitebimur tibi. 


NTO thee, O God, do we give thanks; yea, unto 
thee do we give thanks. 
2 Thy Name also is so nigh; and that do thy won- 
drous works declare. 


3 When I receive the congregation, I shall judge 


according unto right. 


4 The earth is weak, and all the inhabiters there- — 


of: I bear up the pillars of it. 
5 I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly ; and to 
the ungodly, Set not up your horn. 


6 Set not up your horn on high, and pean not | 


with a stiff neck. 


7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor 
J 


from the west, nor yet from the south. 

8 And why ? God is the Judge; he putteth down 
one, and setteth up another. 

9 For in the hand of the Lorp there is a cup, and 
the wine is red; it is full mixt, and he poureth out of 
the same. 

10 As for the dregs thereof, all the ungodly of the 
earth shall drink them, and suck them out 


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11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob, and praise 
him for ever. 

12 All the horns of the ungodly also will I break, 
and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 


Psalm lxxvi Notus in Judea. 


[A Jewry is God known; his Name is great in 
Israel. 

2 At Salem is his tabernacle, and his dwelling in 
Sion. 

3 ‘There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, 
the sword, and the battle. 

4 hou art of more honour and might than the 
hills of the robbers. 

5 The proud are robbed, they have slept their 
sleep; and all the men whose hands were mighty 
have found nothing. 

6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot 
and horse are fallen. 

7 ‘Thou, even thou art to be feared; and who may 
stand in thy sight when thou art angry ? 

8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be heard from 


heaven; the earth trembled, and was still, 


re 


9 When God arose to judgment, and to help all 
the meek upon earth. 
10 The fierceness of man shall turn to thy praise ; 


and the fierceness of them shalt thou refrain. 


11 Promise unto the Lorp your God, and keep it, 
all ye that are round about him; bring presents unto 
him that ought to be feared. 

12 He shall refrain the spirit of princes, and is 
wonderful among the kings of the earth. 


Psalm lxxvii. Voce mea ad Dominum. 


| WILL cry unto God with my voice; even unto 
God will I cry with my voice, and he shall heark- 


en unto me. 
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2 In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord: my 
sore ran, and ceased not in the night-season; my soul 
refused comfort. 

3 When I am in heaviness, | will think upon God; 
when my heart is vexed,.I will complain. 

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so feeble 
that I cannot speak. 

5 I have considered the days of old, and the years 
that are past. 

6 I call to remembrance my song, and in the night 
| commune with mine own heart, and search out my 
Spirit. 

: 7 Will the Lord absent himself for ever? and will 
he be no more intreated ? 

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? and is his 
promise come utterly to an end for evermore ? 

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? and will he 
shut up his loving-kindness in displeasure ? | 
10 And I said, It is mine own infirmity; but I will 
remember the years of the right hand of the Most 

Highest. 

11 I will remember the works of the Lorp, and 
call to mind thy wonders of old time. 

12 I will think also of all thy works, and my talk 
ing shall be of thy doings. 

13 Thy way, O God, is holy: who is so great a | 
God as our God ? 

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders, and hast 
declared thy power among the people. ' 
15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people, even 

the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw 
thee, and were afraid; the depths also were trou- 
bled. 

17 ‘The clouds poured out water, the air thunder- 
ed, and thine arrows went abroad. 

18 The voice of thy thunder was heard round 


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about: the lightnings shone upon the ground; the 
earth was moved, and shook withal. 

19 ‘Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the 
great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 

20 ‘Thou leddest thy people like sheep, by the hand 
of Moses and Aaron. 


Evening Praper. 
Psalm lxxvii. Attendite, popule. 
HEAR my law, O my people; incline your ears 


unto the words of my mouth. 

2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will de- 
clare hard sentences of old; 

3 Which we have heard and known, and such as 
our fathers have told us; 

4 That we should not hide them from the children 
of the generations to come; but to show the honour 
of the Lorp, his mighty and wonderful works that he 
- hath done. 

5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel 
a law, which he commanded our forefathers to teach 
their ehildren.; 

6 That their posterity might know it, aad the chil- 
dren which were yet unborn ; 

7 To the intent that when they came up, they 
might show their children the same ; 

8 That they might put their trust in God; and not 
to forget the works of God, but to keep his com- 
mandments ; 

9 And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and 
stubborn generation; a generation that set not their 
heart aright, and whose spirit cleaveth not steadfastly 
nnto God; 

10 Like as the children of Ephraim; who being 


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harnessed, and carrying bows, turned themselves back 
in the day of battle. 

11 They kept not the covenant of God, and would 
not walk in his law; 

12 But forgat what he had done, and the wonder- 
ful works that he had showed for them. 

13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of our 
forefathers, in the land of Egypt, even in the field of 
Zoan. 

14 He divided the sea, and let them go through ; 
he made the waters to stand on an heap. 

15 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, 
and all the night through with a light of fire. 

16 He clave the hard rocks in the wilderness, and 
gave them drink thereof, as it had been out of the 
great depth. 

17 He brought waters out of the stony rock, so 
that it gushed out like the rivers. 

18 Yet for all this they sinned more against him, 
and provoked the Most Highest in the wilderness. 

19 They tempted God in their hearts, and required 
meat for their lust. 

20 ‘They spake against God also, saying, Shall God 
prepare a table in the wilderness ? 

21 He smote the stony rock indeed, that the wa- 
ter gushed out, and the streams flowed withal ; but 
can he give bread also, or provide flesh for his 
people ? 

22 When the Lorp heard this, he was wroth; 
the fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came i 
heavy displeasure against Israel ; 

23 Because they “believed not in God, and put not 
their trust in his help. 

24 So he commanded the clouds above, and opened 
the doors of heaven. 

25 He rained down manna also upon them for to 
eat, and gave them food from heaven. 


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26 So man did eat angels’ food; for he sent them 
meat enough. 

27 He caused the east-wind to blow under heaven ; 
and through bis power he brought in the southwest- 
wind. 

28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust, and 
feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. 

29 He let it fall among their tents, even round 
about their habitation. 

30 So they did eat, and were well filled; for he 
gave them their own desire: they were not disap- 
pointed of their lust. 

31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the 
heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew the 
wealthiest of them; yea, and smote down the chosen 
men that were in Israel. 

32 But for all this they sinned yet more, and be- 
lieved not his wondrous works. 

33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, 
and their years in trouble. 

34 When he slew them, they sought him, and 
turned them early, and inquired after God. 

35 And they remembered that God was their 
strength, and that the high God was their redeemer. 

36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with their 
mouth, and dissembled with him in their tongue. 

37 For their heart was not whole with him, neither 
continued they steadfast in his covenant. 

38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave their 
misdeeds, and destroyed them not. 

39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath away, 
and would not suffer his whole displeasure to arise. 

40 For he considered that they were but flesh, and 
that they were even a wind that passeth away, and 
cometh not again. 

41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wil- 


derness, and grieved him in the desert. 
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414 ‘THE PSALTER. Day 15. 


42 ‘They turned back, and tempted God, and moved 
the Holy One in Israel. 

43 They thought not of his hand, and of the 
day when he delivered them from the hand of the 
enemy ; 

44 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt, 
and his wonders in the field of Zoan. 

45 He turned their waters into blood, so that they 
might not drink of the rivers. 

46 He sent lice among them, and devoured them 
up; and frogs to destroy them. 

47 He gave their fruit unto the caterpillar, and 
their labour unto the grasshopper. 

48 He destroyed their vines with hailstones, and 
their mulberry-trees with the frost. 

49 He smote their cattle also with hailstones, and 
their flocks with hot thunderbolts. 

50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his wrath, 
anger, displeasure, and trouble: and sent evil angels 
among them. 

51 He made a way to his indignation, and spared 
not their soul from death; but gave their life over to 
the pestilence ; 

52 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, the most 
principal and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham. 

53 But as for his own people, he led them forth 
like sheep, and carried them in the wilderness like a 
flock. 

54 He brought them out safely, that they should 
not fear, and overwhelmed their enemies with the sea. 

55 And brought them within the borders of his 
sanctuary, even to his mountain, which he purchased 
with his right hand. 

56 He cast out the heathen also before them. 
caused their land to be divided among them for an 
heritage, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in 
their tents. 


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57 So they tempted and displeased the most high 
God, and kept not his testimonies ; 

58 But turned their backs, and fell away like their 
forefathers ; starting aside like a broken bow. 

59 For they grieved him with their hill-altars, and 
provoked him to displeasure with their images. 

60 When God heard this, he was wroth, and took 
sore displeasure at Israel ; 

61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo, even 
the tent that he had pitched among men. 

62 He delivered their power into captivity, and 
their beauty into the enemy’s hand. 

63 He gave his people over also unto the sword, 
and was wroth with his inheritance. 

64 The fire consumed their young men, and their 
maidens were not given to marriage. 

65 Their priests were slain with the sword, and 
there were no widows to make lamentation. 

66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and 
like a giant refreshed with wine. 

67 He smote his enemies in the hinder parts, and 
put them to a perpetual shame. 

68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose 
not the tribe of Ephraim ; 

69 But chose the tribe of Judah, even the hill of 
Sion which he loved. 

70 And there he built his temple on high, and laid 
the foundation of it like the ground which he hath 
made continually. 

71 He chose David also his servant, and took him 
away from the sheep-folds: 

72 As he was following the ewes great with young 
ones he took him, that he might feeg Jacob his people, 
and Israel his inheritance: 

73 So he fed them with a faithful and true heart, 
and ruled them prudently with all his power. 


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THE SIXTEENTH DAY 


Morning raver. 


Psalm lxxix. Deus, venerunt. 


O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inherit- 
ance; thy holy temple have they defiled, and 
made Jerusalem an heap of stones. 

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given 
to be meat unto the fowls of the air, and the flesh of 
thy saints unto the beasts of the land. 

3 Their blood have they shed like water on every 
side of Jerusalem, and there was no man to bury them. 

4 We are become an open shame to our enemies, 
a very scorn and derision unto them that are round 
about us. 

5 Lorp, how long wilt thou be angry? shall thy 
jealousy burn like fire for ever ? 

6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that 
have not known thee; and upon the kingdoms that 
have not called upon thy Name. 

7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste 
his dwelling-place. 

8 O remember not our old sins, but have mercy 
upon us, and that soon; for we are come to great 
misery. 

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory otf 
thy Name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our 
sins, for thy Name’s sake. 

10 Wherefore do the heathen say, Where is now 
their God ? 

11 O let the vengeance of thy servants’ blood that 
is shed, be openly showed upon the heathen, in our 
sight. 

12 O let the sorrowrul sighing of the prisoners 
come before thee; according to the greatness of thy 
power, preserve thou those that are appointed to die. 


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13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our neigh- 
bours have blasphemed thee, reward thou them, O 
Lord, seven-fold into their bosom. 

14 So we, that are thy people, and sheep of thy 
pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever, and will 
alway be showing forth thy praise from generation to 
generation. . ; 


Psalm Ixxx. Qu regis Israel. 


EAR, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that lead- 
est Joseph like a sheep; show thyself also, thou 
that sittest upon the Cherubim. 

2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses, stir 
up thy strength, and come, and help us. 

3 Turn us again, O God; show the light of thy 
countenance, and we shall be whole. 

4 O Lorp God of hosts, how long wilt thou be 
angry with thy people that prayeth ! 

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears, and 
givest them plenteousness of tears to drink. 

6 ‘Thou hast made us a very strife unto our neigh- 
bours, and our enemies laugh us to scorn. 

7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts; show the 
light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 

8 ‘Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt; thou 
hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 

9 Thou madest room for it; and when it had 
taken root, it filled the land. 

10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, 
and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedar- 
trees. 

11 She stretched out her branches unto the sea, 
and her boughs unto the river. 

12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge, 
that all they that go by pluck off her grapes ? 

13 ‘The wild boar out of the wood doth root it up, 
and the wild beasts of the field devour it. 

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418 THE PSALTER. Day 16. 


14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look down 
from heaven, behold, and visit this vine; 

15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right 
hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest 
so strong for thyself. 

16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down; and they 
shall perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right 
hand, and upon the son of man, whom thou madest 
so strong for thine own self. 

18 And so will not we go back from thee: O let 
us live, and we shall call upon thy Name. 

19 Turn us again, O Lorp God of hosts; show the 
light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 


Psalm Ixxxi. Ezultate Deo. 


QING we merrily unto God our strength; make a 
cheerful noise unto the God of Jacob. 

2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret, the 
merry harp with the lute. 

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon, even in 
the time appointed, and upon our solemn feast-day. 

4 For this was made a statute for Israel, and a law 
of the God of Jacob. 

5 ‘This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when 
he came out of the land of Egypt, and had heard a 
strange language. 

6 I eased his shoulder from the burden, and his 
hands were delivered from making the pots. 

7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I deliv- 
ered thee; and heard thee what time as the storm fell 
upon thee. 

8 I proved thee also at the waters of strife. 

9 Hear, O my people; and I will assure thee, O 
Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me, 

10 ‘There shall no strange god be in thee, neither 
shalt thou worship any other god. 


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11 I am the Lorp thy God, who brought thee out 
of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I 
shall fill it. 

12 But my people would not hear my voice; and 
Israel would not obey me: 

13 So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lusts, 
and let them follow their own imaginations. 

14 Oh that my people would have hearkened unto 
me! for if Israel had walked in my ways, 

15 I should soon have put down their enemies, and 
turned my hand against their adversaries. 

16 The haters of the Lorp should have been 
found liars; but their time should have endured for 
ever. 

17 He should have fed them also with the finest 
wheat-flour; and with honey out of the stony rock 
should I have satisfied thee. 


Evening raver. 
Psalm Ixxxii. Deus stetit. 


OD standeth in the congregation of princes; he 
is a Judge among gods. 

2 How long will ye give wrong judgment, and ac- 
cept the persons of the ungodly ? 

3 Defend the poor and fatherless; see that such as 
are in need and necessity have right. 

4 Deliver the outcast and poor; save them from 
the hand of the ungodly. 

5 They will not be learned, nor understand, but 
walk on still in darkness: all the foundations of the 
earth are out of course. 

6 I have said, Ye are gods, and ye are all the chil- 
dren of the Most Highest. 

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the 
princes. 


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8 Arise, O God, and judge thou the earth; for thou 
shalt take all heathen to thine inheritance. | 


Psalm Ixxxiii. Deus, quis similis ? 


OLD not thy tongue, O God, keep not still 
silence: refrain not thyself, O God. 

2 For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring; and 
they that hate thee have lift up their head. 

3 They have imagined craftily against thy people, 
and taken counsel against thy secret ones. 

4 They have said, Come, and let us root them out, 
that they be no more a people, and that the name of 
Israel may be no more in remembrance. 

5 For they have cast their heads together with one 
consent, and are confederate against thee ; 

6 ‘The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ish- 
maelites; the Moabites, and Hagarenes ; 

7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philis- 
tines, with them that dwell at Tyre. | 

8 Assur also is joined with them, and have holpen 
the children of Lot. 

9 But do thou to them as unto the Midianites ; unto 
Sisera, and unto Jabin at the brook of Kison ; 

10 Who perished at Endor, and became as the 
dung of the earth. 

11 Make them and their princes like Oreb and ne 
yea, make all their princes like as Zeba and Salmana; 

12 Who say, Let us take to ourselves the houses 
of God in possession. 

13 O my God, make them like unto a wheel, and 
as the stubble before the wind; 

14 Like as the fire that burneth up the wood, and 
as the flame that consumeth the mountains. 

15 Persecute them even so with thy tempest, and 
make them afraid with thy storm. 

16 Make their faces ashamed, O Lorp, that they 
may seek thy Name 


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| 17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever more 
and more ; let them be put to shame, and perish. 
18 And they shall know that thou, whose Name 
is JeHovAH, art only the Most Highest over all the 
earth. 


Psalm lxxxiv. Quam dilecta! 


O HOW amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lorp of 
hosts ! 

2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into 
the courts of the Lorp; my heart and my flesh rejoice 
in the living God. 

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and 
the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young; 
even thy altars, O Lorp of hosts, my King and my 
God. 

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they 
will be alway praising thee. 

“5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in 
whose heart are thy ways. 

6 Who going through the vale of misery use it for 
a well; and the pools are filled with water. 

7 They will go from strength to strength, and unto 
the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 

8 O Lorp God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, 
O God of Jacob. 

9 Behold, O God our defender, and look upon the 
face of thine Anointed. 

10 For one day in thy courts is better than a 
thousand. 

11 I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of 
my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. 

12 For the Lorp God is a light and defence; the 
Lorp will give grace and worship; and no good thing 
shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. 

13 O Lorp God of hosts, blessed is the man that 


putteth his trust in thee. 
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Psalm Ixxxv: Benedixistr, Domine. 
T 08: thou art become gracious unto thy land; 
thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. 

2 ‘Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and 
covered all their sins. 

3 Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and 
turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. 

4 ‘Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine 
anger cease from us. 

5 Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt 
thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to 
another ! 

6 Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that 
thy people may rejoice in thee ? 

7 Show us thy mercy, O Lorp, and grant us thy 
salvation. 

8 I will hearken what the Lord Gop will say con- 
cerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, 
and to his saints, that they turn not again. 

9 For his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that 
glory may dwell in our land. 

10 Mercy and truth are met together: righteous- 
ness and peace have kissed each other. 

11 Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and right- 
eousness hath looked down from heaven. 

12 Yea, the Lorp shall show loving-kindness ; and 
our land shall give her increase. 

13 Righteousness shall go before him; and he shall 
direct his going in the way. 


THE SEVENTEENTH DAY. 
Morning raper. 


Psalm Ixxxvi. Inclina, Domine. 


Bow down thine ear, O Lorp, and hear me; for 


I am poor, and in misery. 


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2 Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: my God, 
save ratte servant that putteth his trust in thee. 

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord; for I will call 
daily upon thee. 

4 Comfort the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, 
O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

5 For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, and of 
great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 

6 Give ear, Lorp, unto my prayer, and ponder the 
voice of my humble desires. 

7 In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee ; 
for thou hearest me. 

8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 
OQ Lord; there is not one that can do as thou 
doest. 

9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come 
and worship thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy 
Name. 

10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: 
thou art God alone. 

11 Teach me thy way, O Lorp, and I will walk 
in thy truth: O knit my heart unto thee, that | may 
fear thy Name. 

12 | will thank thee, O Lord my God, with all my 
heart; and will praise thy Name for evermore. 

13 For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou 
hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell. 

14 O God, the proud are risen against me; and 
the congregations of naughty men have sought after 
my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. 

15 But thou, O Lord God, art full of compassion 
and mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and 
truth. 

16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon 
me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the 
son of thine handmaid. 

17 Show some token upon me for good; that they 


424 THE PSALTER. Day 17. 


who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because 
thou, Lorp, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 


Psalm Ixxxvi. F'undamenta ejus. 


HER foundations are upon the holy hills: the 
Lorp loveth the gates of Sion more than all the 

dwellings of Jacob. 

2 Very excellent things are spoken of thee, thou 
city of God. 

3 I will think upon Rahab and Babylon, with them 
that know me. 

4 Behold ye the Philistines also, and they of Tyre, 
with the Morians; lo, there was he born. 

5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he was born 
in her; and the Most High shall stablish her. 

6 The Lorp shall rehearse it, when he writeth up 
the people, that he was born there. 

7 The singers also and trumpeters shall he re- 
hearse: All my fresh springs shall be in thee. 


Psalm Ixxxvii. Domine, Deus. 


QO LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day 

and night before thee: O let my prayer enter 
into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my call- 
ing ; 

2 For my soul is full of trouble, and my life draw- 
eth nigh unto hell. 

3 [am counted as one of them that go down into 
the pit, and I have been even as a man that hath no 
strength. 

4 Free among the dead, like unto them that are 
wounded, and lie in the grave, who are out of remem- 
brance, and are cut away from thy hand. 

5 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in a place 
of darkness, and in the deep. 

6 ‘Thine indignation lieth hard upon me, and thou 
hast vexed me with all thy storms. 


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7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from 
me, and made me to be abhorred of them. 

8 I am so fast in prison that I cannot get forth. 

9 My sight faileth for very trouble; Lorn, I have 
called daily upon thee, I have stretched forth my 
hands unto thee. 

10 Dost thou show wonders among the dead? or 
shall the dead rise up again, and praise thee ? 

11 Shall thy loving-kindness be showed in the 
grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction ? 

12 Shall thy wondrous works be known in the 
dark? and thy righteousness in the land where all 
things are forgotten ? 

13 Unto thee have I cried, O Lorn; and early 
shall my prayer come before thee. 

14 Lorp, why abhorrest thou my soul, and hidest 
thou thy face from me? 

15 [I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the 
point to die; even from my youth up thy terrors have 
I suffered with a troubled mind. 

16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth over me, and 
the fear of thee hath undone me. 

17 They came round about me daily like water, 
and compassed me together on every side. 

18 My lovers and friends hast thou put away from 
me, and hid mine acquaintance out of my sight. 


Evening raver. 


Psalm Ixxxix. Misericordias Domini. 


MY song shall be alway of the loving-kindness of 
the Lorp; with my mouth will I ever be show- 

ing thy truth from one generation to another. 
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set up for ever; 


thy truth shall thou stablish in the heavens. 
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3 I have made a covenant with my chosen; I have 
sworn unto David my servant; 

4 Thy seed will I stablish for ever, and set up thy 
throne from one generation to another. 

5 O Lorp, the very heavens shall praise thy won- 
drous works; and thy truth in the congregation of the 
saints. 

6 For who is he among the clouds, that shall be 
compared unto the Lorp! 

7 And what is he among the gods, that shall be like 
unto the Lorp? 

8 God is very greatly to be feared in the council of 
the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that 
are round about him. 

9 O Lorp God of hosts, who is like unto thee? 
thy truth, most mighty Lorp, is on every side. 

10 Thou rulest the raging of the sea; thou stillest 
the waves thereof when they arise. 

11 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it; 
thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy 
mighty arm. 

12 ‘The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine; 
thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and 
all that therein is. 

13 Thou hast made the north and the south; Ta- 
bor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy Name. 

14 Thou hast a mighty arm; strong is thy hand, 
and high is thy nght hand. 

15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation of 
thy seat; mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 

16 Blessed is the people, O Lorp, that can rejoice 
in thee; they shall walk in the light of thy counte- 
nance. 

17 Their delight shall be daily in thy Name; and 
in thy righteousness shall they make their boast. 

18 For thou art the glory of their strength, and in 
thy loving-kindness thou shalt lift up our horns. 


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19 For the Lorp is our defence; the Holy One of 
Israel is our King. 

20 hou spakest sometime in visions unto thy 
saints, and saidst, I have laid help upon One that is 
mighty, I have exalted One chosen out of the people. 

21 | have found David my servant; with my holy 
oil have I anointed him. 

22 My hand shall hold him fast, and my arm shall 
strengthen him. 

23 'The enemy shall not be able to do him vio- 
lence; the son of wickedness shall not hurt him. 

24 I will smite down his foes before his face, and 
plague them that hate him. 

25 My truth also and my mercy shall be with him; 
and in my Name shall his horn be exalted. 

26 I will set his dominion also in the sea, and his 
right hand in the floods. 

27 He shall call me, Thou art my Father, my God, 
and my strong salvation. 

28 And I will make him my First-born, higher than 
the kings of the earth. 

29 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and 
my covenant shall stand fast with him. 

30 His seed also will | make to endure for ever, and 
his throne as the days of heaven. 

31 But if his children forsake my law, and walk not 
in my judgments ; 

32 If they break my statutes, and keep not my 
commandments ; I will visit their offences with the 
rod, and their sin with scourges. 

33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not ut- 
terly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail. 

34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the 
thing that is gone out of my lips: I have sworn once 
by my holiness, that I will not fail David. 

35 His seed shall endure for ever, and his seat is 
like as the sun before me. 


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36 He shall stand fast for evermore as the moon, 
and as the faithful witness in heaven. 

37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken thine 
Anointed, and art displeased at him. 

38 Thou hast broken the covenant of thy servant, 
and cast his crown to the ground. 

39 Thou hast overthrown all his hedges, and broken 
down his strong holds. 

40 Allthey that go by spoil him, and he is become 
a reproach to his neighbours. 

41 Thou hast set up the right hand of his enemies, 
and made all his adversaries to rejoice. 

42 ‘Thou hast taken away the edge of his sword, 
and givest him not victory in the battle. 

43 ‘Thou hast put out his glory, and cast his throne 
down to the ground. 

44 The days of his youth hast thou shortened, and 
covered him with dishonour. 

45 Lorp, how long wilt thou hide thyself? for 
ever! and shall thy wrath burn like fire ? 

46 O remember how short my time is; wherefore 
hast thou made all men for nought ? 

47 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see 
death ? and shall he deliver his soul from the hand 
of hell ? 

48 Lord, where are thy old loving-kindnesses, 
which thou swarest unto David in thy truth ? 

49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy servants 
have, and how I do bear in my bosom the rebukes of 
many people ; 

50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed 
thee, and slandered the footsteps of thine Anointed. 
Praised be the Lorp for evermore. Amen, and 
Amen. 


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THE EIGHTEENTH DAY. 
Morning raver. 
Psalm xc. Domine, refugium. 


JT O8D: thou hast been our refuge, from one gen- 
eration to another. 

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
the earth and the world were made, thou art God from 
everlasting, and world without end. 

3 Thou turnest man to destruction; again thou 
sayest, Come again, ye children of men. 

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- 
terday; seeing that is past as a watch in the night. 

5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are even 
as a sleep; and fade away suddenly like the grass. 

6 In the morning it is green, and groweth up; but 
in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. 

7 For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are 
afraid at thy wrathful indignation. 

8 ‘Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee; and our 
secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

9 For when thou art angry all our days are gone: 
we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is 
told. 

10 ‘he days of our age are threescore years and 
ten; and though men be so strong that they come to 
fourscore years, yet is their strength then but labour 
and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are 
gone. 

11 But who regardeth the power of thy wrath? 
for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy dis- 
pleasure. 

12 So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

13 ‘Turn thee again, O Lorp, at the last, and be 
gracious unto thy servants. 


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14 O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon: so 
shall we. rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. 

15 Comfort us again now after the time that thou 
hast plagued us; and for the years wherein we have 
suffered adversity. 

16 Show thy servants thy work, and their children . 
thy glory. 

17 And the glorious Majesty of the Lorp our God 
be upon us: prosper thou the work of our hands upon 
us; O prosper thou our handy-work. 


Psalm xci. Quz habitat. 


HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most 
High, shall abide under the shadow of the Al- 
mighty. 

2 I will say unto the Lorp, Thou art my hope, and 
my strong hold; my God, in him will [ trust. 

3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. 

4 He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou 
shalt be safe under his feathers; his faithfulness and 
truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 

6 For the pestilence that-walketh in darkness, nor 
for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. 

7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thou- 
sand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh 
thee. 

8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see 
the reward of the ungodly. 

9 For thou, Lorn, art my hope; thou hast set thine 
house of defence very high. 

10 'Fhere shall no evil happen unto thee, neither 
shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 
to keep thee in all thy ways. . 


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12 ‘They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou 
hurt not thy foot against a stone. 

13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the 
young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under 
thy feet. 

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, dieverors 
will I deliver him; I will set him up, because he hath 
known my Name. 

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; 
yea, | am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and 
bring him to honour: | 

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and show him 
my salvation. 


Psalm xcii. Bonum est confitert. 


gee is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lorp, and 
0 sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest ; 

2 'To tell of thy loving- kindness early in the: morn- 
ing, and of thy truth in the night-season ; 

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the 
lute; upon a loud instrument, and upon the harp. 
4 For thou, Lorp, hast made me glad through thy 
works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
operations of thy hands. 

5 O Lorp, how glorious are thy works! thy 
thoughts are very deep. 

6 An unwise man doth not well consider this, and 
a fool doth not understand it. 

7 When the ungodly are green as the grass, and 
when all the workers of wickedness do flourish, then 
shall they be destroyed for ever; but thou, Lorp, art 
the Most Highest for evermore. 

8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lorp, lo, thine enemies 
shall perish; and all the workers of wickedness shall 
be destroyed. | 

9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of 
an unicorn; for | am anointed with fresh oil. 


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10 Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine ene- 
mies, and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked 
that arise up against me. 

11 The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree, and 
shall spread abroad like a cedar in Libanus. 

12 Such as are planted in the house of the Lorp, 
shall flourish in the courts of the house of our 
God. 

13 They also shall bring forth more fruit in their 
age, and shall be fat and well-liking ; 

14 That they may show how true the Lorp my 
strength is, and that there is no unrighteousness in 
him. 


Evening raver. 


Psalm xcii. Dominus regnavit. 


PV HE Lorp is King, and hath put on glorious ap- 
parel; the Lorp hath put on his apparel, and 
girded himself with strength. 

2 He hath made the round world so sure, that it 
cannot be moved. 

3 Ever since the world began hath thy seat been 
prepared: thou art from everlasting. 

4 The floods are risen, O Lorp, the floods have lift 
up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 

5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage hor- 
ribly; but yet the Lorp, who dwelleth on high, is 
mightier. 

6 Thy testimonies, O Lorp, are very sure: holiness 
becometh thine house for ever. 


Psalm xciv. Deus ultionum. 


O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth, 
thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, show 


thyself. 


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2 Arise, thou Judge of the world, and reward the 
proud after their deserving. 

3 Lorp, how long shall the ungodly, how long 
shall the ungodly triumph ? 

4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so dis- 
dainfully, and make such proud boasting ! 

5 ‘They smite down thy people, O Lorn, and 
trouble thine heritage. 

6 ‘They murder the widow and the stranger, and 
put the fatherless to death. 

7 And yet they say, ‘Tush, the Lorp shall not see, 
neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 

8 Take heed, ye unwise among the people: O ye 
fools, when will ye understand ? 

9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or 
he that made the eye, shall he not see? 

10 Or he that nurtureth the heathen, it is he that 
teacheth man knowledge; shall not he punish ? 

11 The Lorn knoweth the thoughts of man, that 
they are but vain. 

12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O 
Lorp, and teachest him in thy law; 

13 ‘That thou mayest give him patience in time 
of adversity, until the pit be digged up for the un- 
godly. 

14 For the Lorn will not fail his people; neither 
will he forsake his inheritance. 

15 Until righteousness turn again unto judgment: 
all such as are true in heart shall follow it. 

16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked ? 
or who will take my part against the evil doers ? 

17 If the Lorv had not helped me, it had not 
failed, but my soul had been put to silence. 

18 But when [ said, My foot hath slipped; thy 
mercy, O Lorp, held me up. 

19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in 


my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul. 
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20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool 
of wickedness, which imagineth mischief as.a law ? 

21 They gather them together against the soul of 
the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 

22 But the Lorp is my refuge, and my God is the 
strength of my confidence. 

23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, 
and destroy them in their own malice; yea, the Lorp 


our God shall destroy them. 


THE NINETEENTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 


Psalm xcv. Venite, exultemus. 


COME, let us sing unto the Lorn; let us 
heartily rejoice in the strength of our salva- 
tion. 

2 Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving; and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. 

3 For the Lorp is a great God; anda great King 
above all gods. 

4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth; and 
the strength of the hills is his also. 

5 The sea is his, and he made it; and his hands 
prepared the dry land. 

6 O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel 
before the Lorp our Maker. 

7 For he is the Lord our God; and we are the 
people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 

8 ‘To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your 
hearts as in the provocation, and as in the day of 
temptation in the wilderness ; 

9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and 
saw my works. 

10 Forty years long was I grieved with this gen- 


Day 19. THE PSALTER. 435 


eration, and said, It is a people that do err in their 
hearts, for they have not known my ways: 

11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath, that they 
should not enter into my rest. 


Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino. 


O SING unto the Lorp a new song; sing unto the 
Lorp, all the whole earth. 

2 Sing unto the Lorp, and praise his Name; be 
telling of his salvation from day to day. 

3 Declare his honour unto the heathen, and his 
wonders unto all people. 

4 For the Lorp is great, and cannot worthily be 
praised; he is more to be feared than all gods. 

5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but 
idols; but it is the Lorp that made the heavens. 

6 Glory and worship are before him; power and 
honour are in his sanctuary. 

7 Ascribe unto the Lorn, O ye kindreds of the 
people, ascribe unto the Lorp worship and power. 

8 Ascribe unto the Lorp the honour due unto his 
Name; bring presents, and come into his courts. 

9 O worship the Lorn in the beauty of holiness ; 
let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

10 Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lorp is 
King; and that it is he who hath made the round 
world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that 
he shall judge the people righteously. 

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad; let the sea make a noise, and all that there- 
in is 

12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; then 
shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the 
Lorop. 

13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the 
earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and 
the people with his truth. 


436 ‘ THE PSALTER. Day 19. 


Psalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit. 


4 i HE Lorp is King, the earth may be glad thereof ; 
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. 

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: right- 
eousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat. 

3 There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his 
enemies on every side. 

4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world: the 
earth saw it, and was afraid. 

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 
Lorp; at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 

6 The heavens have declared his righteousness, 
and all the people have seen his glory. 

7 Confounded be all they that worship carved 
images, and that delight in vain gods: worship him, 
all ye gods. 

8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters 
of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O 
Lorp. 

9 For thou, Lorn, art higher than all that are in 
the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 

10 O ye that love the Lorp, see that ye hate the 
thing which is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of 
his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the 
ungodly. 

11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and 
joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted. 

12 Rejoice in the Lorp, ye righteous; and give 
thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. 


Evening Prayer. 
Psalm xeviii. Cantate Domino. 


QO SING unto the Lorp a new song; for he hath 


done marvellous things. 


Day 19. THE PSALTER. 437 


2 With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, 
hath he gotten himself the victory. 

3 The Lorp declared his salvation; his righteous- 
ness hath he openly showed in the sight of the 
heathen. 

4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward 
the house of Israel; and all the ends of the world 
have seen the salvation of our God. 

5 Show yourselves joyful unto the Lorp, all ye ~ 
lands; sing, rejoice, and give thanks. 

6 Praise the Lorp upon the harp ; sing to the harp 
with a psalm of thanksgiving. 

7 With trumpets also and shawms, O show your- 
selves joyful before the Lorp, the King. 

8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein 1s; 
the round world, and they that dwell therein. 

9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
be joyful together before the Lorp; for he is come to 
judge the earth. 

10 With righteousness shall he judge the world, 
and the people with equity. 


Psalm xcix. Dominus regnavit. 


HE Lorp is King, be the people never so impa- 
tient; he sitteth between the Cherubim, be the 
earth never so unquiet. 

2 The Lorp is great in Sion, and high above all 

eople. 

3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name, which 
is great, wonderful, and holy. 

4 The King’s power loveth judgment; thou hast 
prepared equity, thou hast executed judgment and 
righteousness in Jacob. 

5 O magnify the Lorp our God, and fall down 
before his footstool; for he is holy. 


6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel 
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438 THE PSALTER. Day 19 


among such as call upon his Name: these called upon 
the Lorp, and he heard them. 

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar; for 
they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave 
them. 

8 Thou heardest them, O Lorp our God; thou 
forgavest them, O God, and punishedst their own in- 
ventions. 

9 O magnify the Lorp our God, and worship him 
upon his holy hill; for the Lorp our God is holy. 


Psalm c. Jubilate Deo. 


BE ye joyful in the Lorp, all ye lands: serve 
the Lorp with gladness, and come before his 
presence with a song. 

2 Be ye sure that the Lorp he is God; it is he 
that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his 
people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, 
and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, 
and speak good of his Name. 

4 For the Lorp is gracious, his mercy is ever- 
lasting; and his truth endureth from generation to 
generation. 


Psalm ci. Misericordiam et judicium 


Y song shall be of mercy and judgment; unto 
thee, O Lorp, will I sing. 

2 O let me have understanding in the way of god- 
liness ! 

3 When wilt thou come unto me? [ will walk in 
my house with a perfect heart. 

4 I will take no wicked thing in hand; I hate the 
sins of unfaithfulness; there shall no such cleave 
unto me. 

5 A froward heart shall depart from me; I will 
not know a wicked person. 


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6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will 
J destroy. 

7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, 
I will not suffer him. 

8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the 
land, that they may dwell with me. 

9 Whoso leadeth a godly life, he shall be my ser- 
vant. 

10 There shall no deceitful person dwell in my 
house ; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. 

11 I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are in 
the land; that J may root out all wicked doers from 
the city of the Lorp. 


THE TWENTIETH DAY. 
Morning Prayer. 
Psalm cil. Domine, exaudt. 


Husk my prayer, O Lorn, and let my crying 
come unto thee. 

2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my 
trouble; incline thine ear unto me when I call; O 
hear me, and that right soon. 

3 For my days are consumed away like smoke, 
and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand. 

4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like 
grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 

5 For the voice of my groaning, my bones will 
scarce cleave to my flesh. 

6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, 
and like an owl that is in the desert. 

7 I have watched, and am even as it were a spar- 
row, that sitteth alone upon the house-top. 

8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long; and 
they that are mad upon me are sworn together 
against me. 


440 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 


9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, and 


mingled my drink with weeping ; 

10 And that, because of thine indignation and 
wrath; for thou hast taken me up, and cast me 
down. 

11 My days are gone like a shadow, and I am 
withered like grass. 

12 But thou, O Lorp, shalt endure for ever, and 
thy remembrance throughout all generations. 


13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion; — 


for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the 
time is come. 


14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones, 


and it pitieth them to see her in the dust. 

15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, O Lorn; and 
all the kings of the earth thy Majesty ; 

16 When the Lorp shall build up Sion, and when 
his glory shall appear ; 


17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the 


poor destitute, and despiseth not their desire. 

18 This shall be written for those that come after, 
and the people which shall be born shall praise the 
Lorp. 

19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary ; 
out of the heaven did the Lorp behold the earth; 

20 That he might hear the mourning of such as 
are in captivity, and deliver the children appointed 
unto death; 


21 That they may declare the Name of the Lorp 


in Sion, and his worship at Jerusalem ; 

22 When the people are gathered together, and the 
kingdoms also, to serve the Lorp. 

23 He brought down my strength in my journey, 
and shortened my days. 

24 But I said, O my God, take me not away in 
the midst of mine age; as for thy years, they endure 
throughout all generations. 


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Day 20. THE PSALTER. 441 


25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foun- 
dation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of 
_ thy hands 

26 ‘They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: they 
all shall wax old as doth a garment; 

27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and 
they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and 
thy years shall not fail. 

28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and 
their seed shall stand fast in thy sight. 


Psalm ci. Benedic, anima mea. 


PRAISE the Lorp, O my soul; and all that is 
~~ within me, praise his holy Name. 
2 Praise the Lorp, O my soul, and forget not all 
his benefits : 
- 3 Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine 
infirmities ; 
4 Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crown- 
eth thee with mercy and loving-kindness; 

5 Who §satisfieth thy mouth with good things, 
making thee young and lusty as an eagle. 

6 The Lorp executeth righteousness and judg- 
ment for all them that are oppressed with wrong. 

_7 Heshowed his ways unto Moses, his works unto 
the children of Israel. 

8 ‘The Lorp is full of compassion and mercy, long- 
suffering, and of great goodness. 

9 He will not alway be chiding; neither keepeth 
he his anger for ever. 

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor 
rewarded us according to our wickednesses. 

11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison 
of the earth; se great is his mercy also toward them 
that fear him. 

12 Look how wide also the east is from the west 


so far hath he set our sins from us. 
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442 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 


13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; 
even so is the Lorp merciful unto them that fear him. 

14 For he knoweth whereof we are made; he re- 
membereth that we are but dust. | 

15 The days of man are but as grass; for he 
flourisheth as a flower of the field. 

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is 
gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. 

17 But the merciful goodness of the Lorp endureth 
for ever and ever upon them that fear him; and his 
righteousness upon children’s children ; 

18 Even upon such as keep his covenant, and 
think upon his commandments to do them. 

19 The Lorp hath prepared his seat in heaven, 
and his kingdom ruleth over all. . 

20 O praise the Lorn, ye angels of his, ye that — 
excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, 
and hearken unto the voice of his word. 

21 O praise the Lorp, all ye his hosts; ye ser- 
vants of his that do his pleasure. 

22 O speak good of the Lorp, all ye works of his, 
in all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lorn, 


O my soul. 





Evening Praner. 


Psalm civ. Benedic, anima mea. 


PRAISE the Lorp, O my soul: O Lorp my God, 
thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art 

clothed with majesty and honour. 

2 ‘Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with 
a garment, and spreadest out the heavens like a cur- 
tain. , 

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters, and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh 
upon the wings of the wind. 


Day 20. THE PSALTER. 443 


4 He maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers 
a flaming fire. 

5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it 
‘ never should move at any time. 

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a 
garment; the waters stand in the hills.. 

7 At thy rebuke they flee; at the voice of thy 
thunder they are afraid. 

8 ‘They go up as high as the hills, and down to the 
valleys beneath; even unto the place which thou hast 
appointed for them. 

9 Thou hast set them their bounds, which they 
shall not pass, neither turn again to cover the earth. 

10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers, which 
run among the hills. 

11 All the beasts of the field drink thereof, and the 
wild asses quench their thirst. 

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their 
habitation, and sing among the branches. 

13 He watereth the hills from above; the earth is 
filled with the fruit of thy works. 

14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, and green 
herb for the service of men; 

15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and 
wine that maketh glad the heart of man; and oi! 
to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to 
strengthen man’s heart. 

16 The trees of the Lorp also are full of sap; 
even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted ; 

17 Wherein the birds make their nests; and the 
fir-trees are a dwelling for the stork. 

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; 
and so are the stony rocks for the conies. 

19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons, and 
the sun knoweth his going down. 

20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night; 
wherein all the beasts of the forests do move. 


444 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 


21 The lions, roaring after their prey, do seek their 
meat from God. 

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away to- 
gether, and lay them down in their dens. 

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour, 
until the evening. 

24 O Lorp, how manifold are thy works! in wis- 
dom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy 
riches. 

25 So is the great and wide sea also; wherein are ~ 
things creeping innumerable, both small and great 
beasts. 

26 There go the ships, and there is that Levia- 
than, whom thou hast made to take his pastime 
therein. 

27 ‘These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give 
them meat in due season. 

28 When thou givest it them, they gather it; and 
when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with 

odd. 
: 29 When thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: 
when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are 
turned again to their dust. 

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they 
shall be made; and thou shalt renew the face of the 
earth. 

31 The glorious Majesty of the Lorn shall endure 
for ever; the Lorp shall rejoice in his works. 

32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him; if 
he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke. | 

33 I will sing unto the Lorp as long as I live; I 
will praise my God while I have my being. 

34 And so shall my words please him: my joy 
shall be in the Lorn. 

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of 
the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end. 
Praise thou the Lorn, O my soul. Praise the Lorp. 


Day 21. THE PSALTER. 445 


THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY. 
Morning Prayer. 


Psalm cv. Confitemint Domino. 


O GIVE thanks unto the Lorp, and call upon his 
Name; tell the people what things he hath done. 

2 O let your songs be of him, and praise him; and 
let your talking be of all his wondrous works. 

3 Rejoice in his holy Name; let the heart of them 
rejoice that seek the Lorp. 

4 Seek the Lorp and his strength; seek his face 
evermore. 

5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath 
done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children 
of Jacob his chosen. 

7 He is the Lorp our God; his judgments are in 
all the world. 

8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and 

fie fase, that he made to a thousand generations ; 

9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham ; 
and the oath that he sware unto Isaac; 

10 And appointed the same unto J acob for a law, 
and to Israel for an everlasting testament ; 

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Ca- 
naan, the lot of your inheritance: 

12 When there were yet but a few of them, and 
they strangers in the land; 

13 What time as they went from one nation to 
another, from one kingdom to another people ; 

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong, but 
reproved even kings for their sakes ; 

15 ‘Touch not mine Anointed, and do my prophets 
no harm. 

16 Moreover, he called for a dearth upon the land, 


and destroyed all the provision of bread. 
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446 THE PSALTER. Day 21. 


17 But he had sent a man before them, even Jo- 
seph, who was sold to be a bond-servant ; 

18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks; the iron 
entered into his soul ; 

19 Until the time came that his cause was known: 
the word of the Lorp tried him. 

20 The king sent, and delivered him; the prince 
of the people let him go free. 

21 He made him lord also of his house, and ruler 
of all his substance ; 

22 That he might inform his princes after his will, 
and teach his senators wisdom. 

23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob was a 
stranger in the land of Ham. 

24 And he increased his people exceedingly, and 
made them stronger than their enemies ; 

25 Whose heart turned so, that they hated his 
people, and dealt untruly with his servants. 

26 Then sent he Moses his servant, and Aaron 
whom he had chosen. 

27 And these showed his tokens among them, and 
wonders in the land of Ham. 

28 He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they 
were not obedient unto his word. 

29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew 
their fish. 

30 ‘Their land brought forth frogs; yea, even in 
their kings’ chambers. 

31 He spake the word, and there came all manner 
of flies, and lice in all their quarters. 

32 He gave them hailstones for rain; and flames 
of fire in their land. 

33 He smote their vines also and fig-trees; and de- 
stroyed the trees that were in their coasts. 

34 He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came, 
and caterpillars innumerable, and did eat up all the grass 
in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground 


Day 21. THE PSALTER. 447 


35 He smote all the first-born in their land; even 
the chief of all their strength. 

36 He brought them forth also with silver and 
gold; there was not one feeble person among their 
tribes. 

37 Egypt was glad at their departing; for they 
were afraid of them. 

38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering; and 
fire to give light in the night-season. 

39 At their desire he brought quails; and he filled 
them with the bread of heaven. 

40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters 
flowed out, so that rivers ran in the dry places. 

41 For why? he remembered his holy promise ; 
and Abraham his servant. 

42 And he brought forth his people with joy, and 
his chosen with gladness ; 

43 And gave them the lands of the heathen; and 
they took the labours of the people in possession ; 

44 ‘That they might keep his statutes, and observe 
his laws. 


Evening Draper. 


Psalm evi. Conjitemint Domino. 
O GIVE thanks unto the Lorn; for he is gracious, 
and his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lorn, or 
show forth all his praise? .. 

3 Blessed are they that alway keep judgment, and 
do righteousness. 

4. Remember me, O Lorp, actording to the favour 
that thou bearest unto thy people; O visit me with 
thy salvation ; 

5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen, and 


448 THE PSALTER. Day 21. 


rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks 
with thine inheritance. 

6 We have sinned with our fathers; we have done 
amiss, and dealt wickedly. 

7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, 
neither kept they thy great goodness in remem- 
brance; but were disobedient at the sea, even at the 
Red Sea. 

8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name’s 
sake, that he might make his power to be known. 

9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was dried 
up; so he led them through the deep, as through a 
wilderness. 

10 And he saved them from the adversary’s hand, 
and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 

11 As for those that troubled them, the waters 
overwhelmed them; there was not one of them left. 

12 ‘Then believed they his words, and sang praise 
unto him. 

13 But within a while they forgat his works, and 
would not abide his counsel. 

14 But lust came upon them in the wilderness, and 
they tempted God in the desert. 

15 And he gave them their desire, and sent lean- 
ness withal into their soul. 

16 ‘They angered Moses also in the tents, and 
Aaron the saint of the Lorp. 

17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up Da- 
than, and covered the congregation of Abiram. 

18 And the fire was kindled in their company; the 
flame burnt up the ungodly. 

19 ‘They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped 
the molten image. 

20 ‘Thus they turned their glory into the similitude 
of a calf that eateth hay. 

21 And they forgat God their Saviour, who had 
done so great things in Egypt; 


Day 21. THE PSALTER. 449 


22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham; and fear 
ful things by the Red Sea. 

23 So he said he would have destroyed them, had 
not Moses his chosen stood before him in the gap, to 
turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should de- 
stroy them. 

24 Yea, they thought scorn of that pleasant land, 
and gave no credence unto his word; 

25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not 
unto the voice of the Lorp. 

26 ‘Then lift he up his hand against them, to over- 
throw them in the wilderness ; 

27 ‘To cast out their seed among the nations, and 
to scatter them in the lands. 

28 ‘They joined themselves unto Baal-peor, and ate 
the offerings of the dead. 

29 ‘Thus they provoked him to anger with their own 
inventions ; and the plague was great among them. 

30 ‘Then stood up Phinees, and prayed; and so 
the plague ceased. 

31 And that was counted unto him for righteous- 
ness, among all posterities for evermore. 

32 ‘They angered him also at the waters of strife, 
so that he punished Moses for their sakes ; 

33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he 
spake unadvisedly with his lips. 

34 Neither destroyed they the heathen, as the Lorp 
commanded them ; 

35 But were mingled among the heathen, and 
learned their works. 

36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, 
which turned to their own decay; yea, they offered 
their sons and their daughters unto devils ; 

37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of 
their sons and of their daughters, whom they offered 
unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was defiled 


with blood. 
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450 THE PSALTER. _ Day 22. 


38 Thus were they stained with their own works, 
and went a whoring with their own inventions. 

39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lorp kindled 
against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own 
inheritance. 

40 And he gave them over into the hand of the 
heathen; and they that hated them were lords over 
them. 

41 ‘Their enemies oppressed them, and had them in 
subjection. 

42 Many a time did he deliver them; but they 
rebelled against him with their own inventions, and 
were brought down in their wickedness. 

43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity, he 
heard their complaint. 

44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, 
according unto the multitude of his mercies; yea, he 
made all those that led them away captive to pity 
them. 

45 Deliver us, O Lorp our God, and gather us 
from among the heathen; that we may give thanks 
unto thy holy Name, and make our boast of thy 
praise. | 7 

46 Blessed be the Lorp God of Israel, from ever- 
lasting, and world without end; and let all the people 
say, Amen. 





THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY. 


Morning raver. 


Psalm cvil. Confitemint Domino. 


O GIVE thanks unto the Lorn; for he is gra- 
cious, and his mercy endureth for ever. 
2 Let them give thanks whom the Lorp hath re- 
deemed, and delivered from the hand of the enemy; 


Day 22, THE PSALTER. 45] 


3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the 
east, and from the west; from the north, and from the 
south. 

4 They went astray in the wilderness out of the 
way, and found no city to dwell in. 

5 Hunery and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 

6 So they cried unto the Lorp in their trouble, and 
he delivered them from their distress. 

7 He led them forth by the night way, that they 
might go to the city where they dwelt. 

8 O that men would therefore praise the Lorn for 
his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth 
for the children of men! 

9 For he satisfieth the empty soul, and filleth the 
hungry soul with goodness. 

10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of 
death, being fast bound in misery and iron; 

11 Because they rebelled against the words of the 
Lord, and lightly regarded the counsel of the Most 
Highest : 

12 He also brought down their heart through heavi- 
ness: they fell down, and there was none to help 
them. 

13 So when they cried unto the Lorp in their 
trouble, he delivered them out of their distress. 

14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out 
of the shadow of death, and brake their bonds in 
sunder. 

15 O that men would therefore praise the Lorp for 
his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth 
for the children of men! 

16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and 
smitten the bars of iron in sunder. 

17 Foolish men are plagued for their offence, and 
because of their wickedness. 

18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat, and 
they were even hard at death’s door. 


452 THE PSALTER. Day 22. 


19 So when they cried unto the Lorp in their 
trouble, he delivered them out of their distress. 

20 He sent his word, and healed them; and they 
were saved from their destruction. 

21 O that men would therefore praise the Lorn for 
his goodness ; and declare the wonders that he doeth 
for the children of men! 

22 ‘That they would offer unto him the sacrifice 
of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness! 

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, and 
occupy their business in great waters ; 

24 ‘These men see the works of the Lorp, and his 
wonders in the deep. 

25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which 
lifteth up the waves thereof. 

26 ‘They are carried up to the heaven, and down 
again to the deep; their soul melteth away because of 
the trouble. 

27 ‘They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken 
man, and are at their wit’s end. 

28 So when they cry unto the Lorp in their 
trouble, he delivereth them out of their distress. 

29 For he maketh the storm to cease, so that the 
waves thereof are still. 

30 Then are they glad, because they are at rest; 
and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they 
would be. 

31 O that men would therefore praise the Lorp for 
his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth 
for the children of men! 

32 That they would exalt him also in the congre- 
gation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the 
elders ! 

33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness, and 
drieth up the water-springs. 

34 A fruitful land maketh he barren, for the wick- 
edness of them that dwell therein. 


Day 22. THE PSALTER. AS 


35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing - 
water, and water-springs of a dry ground. 

36 And there he setteth the hungry, that they may 
build them a city to dwell in; 

37 That they may sow their land, and plant vine- 
yards, to yield them fruits of increase. 

38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceed- 
ingly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 

39 And again, when they are minished and brought 
low through oppression, through any plague or trouble; 

40 Though he suffer them to be evil-entreated 
through tyrants, and let them wander out of the way 
in the wilderness ; 

41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery, and 
maketh him households like a flock of sheep. 

42 The righteous will consider this, and rejoice; 
and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. 

43 Whoso is wise, will ponder these things; and 
they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lorp. 


Evening Praver. 
Psalm cvili. Paratum cor meum. 


GOD, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; 1 
will sing, and give praise with the best member 
that I have. 

2 Awake, thou lute and harp; I myself will awake 
right early. 

3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lorn, among the 
people; I will sing praises unto thee among the na- 
tions. 

4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens, and 
thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 

5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens, and 
thy glory above all the earth ; : 


454 THE PSALTER. Day 22 


6 That thy beloved may be delivered: let thy 
right hand save them, and hear thou me. ‘ 

7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice 
therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley 
of Succoth. 

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine; Ephraim 
also is the strength of my head ; 

9 Judah is my law-giver; Moab is my wash-pot ; 
over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia 
will [ triumph. 

10 Who will lead me into the strong city ? and 
who will bring me into Edom ? 

11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God? and wilt 
not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 

12 O help us against the enemy: for vain is the 
help of man. . 

13 Through God we shall do great acts; and it is 
he that shall tread down our enemies. 


Psalm cix. Deus laudum. 


HeLP not thy tongue, O God of my praise; for 
the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of the 
deceitful is opened upon me. 

2 And they have spoken against me with false 
tongues ; they compassed me about also with words 
of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 

3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they 
take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto 
prayer. 

4 ‘Thus have they rewarded me evil for good, and 
hatred for my good-will. 

5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him, 
and let Satan stand at his right hand. 

6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be 
condemned ; and let his prayer be turned into sin. 

7 Let his days be few; and let another take his 
office. 


Day 22. THE PSALTER. 455 


8 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a 
widow. 

9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their 
bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places. 

10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath: 
and let the stranger spoil his labour. 

11 Let there be no man to pity him, nor to have 
compassion upon his fatherless children. 

12 Let his posterity be destroyed; and in the next 
generation let his name be clean put out. 

(13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be. had in re- 
membrance in the sight of the Lorn; and let not the 
sin of his mother be done away. 

14 Let them alway be before the Lorp, that he 
may root out the memorial of them from off the 
earth ; 

15 And that, because his mind was not to do good; 
but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he might 
slay him that was vexed at the heart. 

16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen 
unto him; he loved not blessing, therefore shall it be 
far from him. 

17 He clothed himself with cursing like as with a 
raiment, and it shall come into his bowels like water, 
and like oil into his bones. 

18 Let it be unto him as the cloak that he hath 
upon him, and as the girdle that he is always girded 
withal. 

19 Let it thus happen from the Lorp unto mine 
enemies, and to those that speak evil against my 
soul. 

20 But deal thou with me, O Lorp God, accord- 
ing unto thy Name; for sweet is thy mercy. 

21 O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor, and 
my heart is wounded within me. 

22 I go hence like the shadow that departeth, and 
am driven away as the grasshopper 


456 THE PSALTER. Day 23. 


23 My knees are weak through fasting ; my flesh 
is dried up for want of fatness. | 

24 [ became also a reproach unto them: they that 
looked upon me shaked their heads. 

25 Help me, O Lorp my God; O save me accord- 
ing to thy mercy; 

26 And they shall know how that this is thy hand, 
and that thou, Lorp, hast done it. 

27 ‘Though they curse, yet bless thou; and let them 
be confounded that rise up against me; but let thy 
servant rejoice. 

28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame; 
and let them cover themselves with their own confu- 
sion, as with a cloak. 

29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the 
Lorp with my mouth, and praise him among the 
multitude ; 

30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, 
to save his soul from unrighteous judges. 


THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY. 
Morning Praver. 
Psalm cx. Dixit Dominus. 


HE Lorp said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my 
right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot- 
stool. 

2 The Lorp shall send the rod of thy power out 
of Sion: be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine 
enemies. 

3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer 
thee free-will offerings with an holy worship : the dew 
of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. 

4 ‘The Lorp sware, and will not repent, Thou art 
a Priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedech. 


Day 23. THE PSALTER. 457 


5 The Lord upon thy right hand shall wound even 
kings in the day of his wrath. 

6 He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill 
the places with the dead bodies, and smite in sunder 
the heads over divers countries. 

7 He shall drink of the brook in the way ; there- 
fore shall he lift up his head. 


3 Psalm cxi. Conjfitebor tibi. 
| WILL give thanks unto the Lorp with my whole 
heart, secretly among the faithful, and in the con- 
gregation. 

2 'The works of the Lorp are great, sought out of 
all them that have pleasure therein. 

3 His work is worthy to be praised and had in . 
honour, and his righteousness endureth for ever. 

4 The merciful and gracious Lorp hath so done 
his marvellous works, that they ought to be had in re- 
membrance. 

5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him; he 
shall ever be mindful of his covenant. 

6 He hath showed his people the power of his 
works, that he may give them the heritage of the 
heathen. 

7 ‘The works of his hands are verity and judgment, 
all his commandments are true. 

8 ‘They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done 
in truth and equity. 

9 He sent redemption unto his people; he hath 
commanded his covenant for ever; holy and reverend 
is his Name. 

10 The fear of the Lorp is the beginning of 
wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do 
thereafter; the praise of it endureth for ever. 


Psalm exu. Beatus vir. 


LESSED is the man that feareth the Lorp; he 


hath great delight in his commandments. 
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458 THE PSALTER. Day 23, 


2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth; the gen- 
eration of the faithful shall be blessed. 

3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house; 
and his righteousness endureth for ever. 

4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the dark- 
ness; he is merciful, loving, and righteous. 

5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth; and will 
guide his words with discretion. 

6 For he shall never be moved: and the righteous 
shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 

7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings; for his 
heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lorp. 

8 His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until 
he see his desire upon his enemies. 

9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, 
and his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn 
shall be exalted with honour. 

10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; 
he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away; the 


desire of the ungodly shall perish. 


Psalm cxii. Laudate, puert. 


PRAISE the Lorp, ye servants; O praise the 
Name of the Lorp. 

2 Blessed be the Name of the Lorn from this time 
forth for evermore. 

3 The Lorp’s Name is praised from the rising up 
of the sun unto the going down of the same. 

4 The Lorp is high above all heathen, and his 
glory above the heavens. 

5 Who is like unto the Lorp our God, that hath 
his dwelling so high, and yet humbleth himself to 
behold the things that are in heaven and earth! 

6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust, and Iift- 
eth the poor out of the mire ; 

7 That he may set him with the princes, even with 
the princes of his people. 


Day 23. THE PSALTER. 459 


8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, 
and to be a joyful mother of children. 


Evening Praver. 


Psalm cxiv. In eaitu Israel. 


W HEN Israel came out of Egypt, and the house 
of Jacob from among the strange people, 

2 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. 

3 The sea saw that, and fled; Jordan was driven 
back. . 

4 'The mountains skipped like rams, and the little 
hills like young sheep. 

5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ? 
and thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ? 

6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams? and 
ye little hills, like young sheep ? 

7 ‘Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord; 
at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 
8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing water, 
and the flint-stone into a springing well. 


Psalm cxv. Non nobis, Domine. 


OT unto us, O Lorp, not unto us, but unto thy 
Name give the praise; for thy loving mercy, and 
for thy truth’s sake. 
2 Wherefore shall the heathen say, Where is now 
their God ? 
3 As for our God, he is in heaven: he hath done 
whatsoever pleased him. 
4 Their idols are silver and gold, even the work of 
men’s hands. 
5 'They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have 
they, and see not. 
6 ‘They have ears, and hear not; noses have they, 
and smell not. 


460 THE PSALTER. Day 24, 


7 They have hands, and handle not; feet have 
they, and walk not; neither speak they through their 
throat. 

8 ‘They that make them are like unto them; and 
so are all such as put their trust in them. 

9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the 
Lorp; he is their succour and defence. 

10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust inthe Lorp; 
he is their helper and defender 

11 Ye that fear the Lorp, put your trust in the 
Lorn; he is their helper and defend 

12 The Lorp hath been mindful of us, and he shall 
bless us; even he shall bless the house of Israel, he 
shall bless the house of Aaron. 

13 He shall bless them that fear the Lorp, both 
small and great. 

14 ‘The Lorp shall increase you more and more, 
you and your children. 

15 Ye are the blessed of the Lorn, who made 
heaven and earth. 

16 All the whole heavens are the Lorp’s; the 
earth hath he given to the children of men. 

17 The dead praise not thee, O Lorp, neither all 
they that go down into silence. : 

18 But we will praise the Lorn, from this time 
forth for evermore. Praise the Lorp. 





THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. 
HMlorning Yraver. 


Psalm exvi. Dilexi, quoniam. 


i] AM well pleased that the Lorp hath heard the 
voice of my prayer ; 
2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me; there- 
fore will T call upon him as long as T live. 


Day 24. THE PSALTER. 461 


3 ‘The snares of death compassed me round about, 
and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 

4 | shall find trouble and heaviness, and J will call 
upon the Name of the Lorp; O Lorp, I beseech 
thee, deliver my soul. 

5 Gracious is the Lorp, and righteous; yea, our 
God is merciful. 

.6 The Lorp preserveth the simple: I was in mis- 
ery, and he helped me. 

-7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul; for 
the Lorp hath rewarded thee. 

8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from 
death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 

9 I will walk before the Lorp in the land of the 
living. 

10 I believed, and therefore will I speak ; but I was 
sore troubled: I said in my haste, All men are liars. 

11 What reward shall I give unto the Lorp, for all 
the benefits that he hath done unto me ? 

12 I will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon 
the Name of the Lorp. 

13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all 
his people: right dear in the sight of the Lorp is the 
death of his saints. 

14 Behold, O Lorn, how that I am thy servant; I 
am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid; thou 
hast broken my bonds in sunder. 

15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 
and will call upon the Name of the Lorp. 

16 I will pay my vows unto the Lorp, in the sight 
of all his people, in the courts of the Lorp’s house; 
even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the 
Lorp. 


Psalm cxvii. Laudate Dominum. 


O PRAISE the Lorp, all ye heathen; praise him, 


all ye nations. 
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462 THE PSALTER. Day 24. 


2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more 
towards us; and the truth of the Lorp endureth for 
ever. Praise the Lorp. 


Psalm cxviii. Confitemint Domino. 


O GIVE thanks unto the Lorp, for he is gracious ; 
because his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 Let Israel now confess that he is gracious, and 
that his mercy endureth for ever. fi 6 

3 Let the house of Aaron now confess, that his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

4 Yea, let them now that fear the Worn confess, 
that his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 I called upon the Lorp in trouble; and the Lorp 
heard me at large. 

6 The Lorp is on my side; I will not fear what 
man doeth unto me. 

7 ‘The Lorp taketh my part with them that help 
me; therefore shall I see my desire upon mine ene- 
mies. 

8 It is better to trust in the Lorp, than to put any 
confidence in man. 

9 It is better to trust in the Lorp, than to put any 
confidence in princes. 

10 All nations compassed me round about ; but in 
the Name of the Lorp will I destroy them. 

11 ‘They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, 
I say, on every side; but in the Name of the Lorp 
will I destroy them. 

12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct 
even as the fire among the thorns; for in the Name 
of the Lorn I will destroy them. 

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall ; 
but the Lorp was my help. 

14 The Lorp is my strength, and my song; and is 
become my salvation. 

15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings 


Day 24. THE PSALTER. 463 


of the righteous; the right hand of the Lorp bring- 
eth mighty things to pass. 

16 ‘The right hand of the Lorp hath the pre- 
eminence; the right hand of the Lorp bringeth 
mighty things to pass. 

17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works 
of the Lorp. 

18 The Lorp hath chastened and corrected me , 
but he hath not given me over unto death. 

19 Open me the gates of righteousness, that I may 
go into them, and give thanks unto the Lorp. 

20 ‘This is the gate of the Lorp, the righteous shall 
enter into it. 

21 I will thank thee; for thou hast heard me, and 
art become my salvation. 

22 ‘he same stone which the builders refused, is 
become the head-stone in the corner. 

23 ‘This is the Lorn’s doing, and it is marvellous 
in our eyes. 

24 ‘This is the day which the Lorp hath made; we 
will rejoice and be glad in it. 

25 Help me now, O Lorp: O Lorp, send us now 
prosperity. 

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the 
Lorp: we have wished you good luck, ye that are 
of the house of the Lorp. 

27 God is the Lorp, who hath showed us light: 
bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the horns 
of the altar. 

28 'Thou art my God, and I will thank thee; thou 
art my God, and [I will praise thee. 

29 O give thanks unto the Lorn; for he is gra- 
cious, and his mercy endureth for ever. 


464 THE PSALTER. Day 24 


Evening Prayer. 


Psalm cxix. Beati immaculatt. 


LESSED are those that are undefiled in the way, 
and walk in the law of the Lorp. 

2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and 
seek him with their whole heart. 

3 For they who do no wickedness, walk in his 
ways. 

4 'Thou hast charged that we shall diligently keep 
thy commandments. 

5 Othat my ways were made so direct, that I might 
keep thy statutes ! 

6 So shall I not be confounded, while I have re- 
spect unto all thy commandments. 

7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when 
I shall have learned the judgments of thy righteous- 
ness. 

8 I will keep thy ceremonies; O forsake me not 
utterly. 


In quo corriget ? 


WW SEREWITHAL shall a young man cleanse 
his way? even by ruling himself after thy 

word. | 

2 With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let 
me not go wrong out of thy commandments ! 

3 Thy words have | hid within my heart, that I 
should not sin against thee. 

4 Blessed art thou, O Lorp; O teach me thy 
statutes ! 

5 With my lips have I been telling of all the judg- 
ments of thy mouth. 

6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy tes- 
timonies, as in all manner of riches. 

7 I will talk of thy commandments, and have re- 
spect unto thy ways. 


Day 24. THE PSALTER. 465 


8 My delight shall be in thy statutes, and I will 
not forget thy word. 


Retribue servo tuo. 


O DO well unto thy servant; that I may live, and 
keep thy word. 

2 Open thou mine eyes; that I may see the won- 
drous things of thy law. 

3 [ama stranger upon earth; O hide not thy com- 
mandments from me! 

4 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire 
that it hath alway unto thy judgments. 

5 Thou hast rebuked the proud; and cursed are 
they that do err from thy commandments. 

6 O turn from me shame and rebuke; for I have 
kept thy testimonies. 

7 Princes also did sit and speak aint me; but 
thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 

8 For thy testimonies are my delight, and my 
counsellors. 


Adhesit pavimento. 


Y soul cleaveth to the dust; O quicken thou me, 
according to thy word. 

2 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heard- 
est me: O teach me thy statutes! 

3 Make me to understand the way of thy com- 
mandments; and so shall I talk of thy wondrous 
works. L 

4 My soul melteth away for very heaviness; com- 
fort thou me according unto thy word. 

5 ‘Take from me the way of lying, and cause thou 
me to make much of thy law. 

6 I have chosen the way of truth, and thy judg- 
ments have [ laid before me. | 

7 I have stuck unto thy testimonies; O Lorp, 


confound me not! 
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466 THE PSALTER. Day 25. 


8 I will run the way of thy commandments, when 
thou hast set my heart at liberty. 
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THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. 
Morning Prayer. 
Legem pone. 


EACH me, O Lorp, the way of thy statutes, and 
I shall keep it unto the end. 
2 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy 
law; yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 
3 Make me to go in the path of thy command- 
ments; for therein is my desire. 
4 Incline mine heart unto thy testimonies, and not 
to covetousness. 
5 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity ; 
and quicken thou me in thy way. 
6 O stablish thy word in thy servant, that I may 
fear thee. 
7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; for 
thy judgments are good. 
8 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments ; O 
quicken me in thy righteousness. 


Et veniat super me. 


T=t thy loving mercy come also unto me, O 
Lorp, even thy salvation, according unto thy 

word. 

2 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers ; 
for my trust is in thy word. 

3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of 
my mouth; for my hope is in thy judgments. 

4 §So shall I alway keep thy law; yea, for ever and 
ever. 


Day 25. THE PSALTER. 467 


5 And I will walk at liberty ; for I seek thy com- 
mandments. - 

6 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before 
kings, and will not be ashamed. 

7 And my delight shail be in thy commandments, 
which I have loved. 

8 My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- 
ments, which I have loved; and my study shall be in 
thy statutes. 

Memor esto servi tut. 


O THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy 
word, wherein thou hast caused me to put my 

trust. 

2 The same is my comfort in my trouble ; for thy 
word hath quickened me. 

3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision ; 
yet have I not skrinked from thy law. 

4 For | remembered thine everlasting judgments, 
O Lorp, and received comfort. 

5 I am horribly afraid, for the ungodly that forsake 
thy law. 

6 ‘Thy statutes have been my songs, in the house 
of my pilgrimage. 

7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lorp, in the 
night-season, and have kept thy law. 

8 This I had, because I kept thy commandments. 


Portio mea, Domine. 


PP HOU art my portion, O Lorn; I have promised 
to keep thy law. 

2 I made my humble petition in thy presence with 
my whole heart; O be merciful unto me, according 
to thy word. 

3 I called mine own ways to remembrance, and 
turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 

4 J made haste, and prolonged not the time, to 
keep thy commandments. 


468 THE PSALTER. Day 25 


5 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed 
me; but I have not forgotten thy law. 

6 At midnight I will rise to give thanks saad thee, 
because of thy righteous judgments. 

7 Iam a companion of all them that foe lide, and 
keep thy commandments. 

8 The earth, O Lorp, is full of thy mercy: O teach 
me thy statutes ! 


Bonitatem fecistt. 


QO LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy ser- 
vant, according unto thy word. 

2 O learn me true understanding and knowledge ; 
for I have believed thy commandments. 

3 Before I was troubled, | went wrong; but now 
have I kept thy word. 

4 Thou art good and gracious; O teach me thy 
statutes ! 

5 The proud have imagined a lie against me; but 
I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart. 

6 Their heart is as fat as brawn; but my delight 
hath been in thy law. 

7 It is good for me that I have been in trouble; 
that I may learn thy statutes. 

8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me than 
thousands of gold and silver. 


Evening raver. 


Manus tue fecerunt me. 


HY hands have made me and fashioned me: O 
give me understanding, that I may learn thy 
commandments. 
2 They that fear thee will be glad when they see 
me; because I have put my trust in thy word. 
3 I know, O Lorp, that thy judgments are right, 


Day 25. THE PSALTER. 469 


and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to 
be troubled. 

4 Q let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, ac- 
cording to thy word unto thy servant. 

5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I 
may live; for thy law is my delight. 

6 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wick- 
edly about to destroy me; but [ will be occupied in 
thy commandments. 

7 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testi- 
monies, be turned unto me. 

8 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I 
be not ashamed. 


Deficit anima mea. 


MY soul hath longed for thy salvation, and I have 
a good hope because of thy word. 

2 Mine eyes long sore for thy word; saying, O 
when wilt thou comfort me ? 

3 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet 
do I not forget thy statutes. 

4 How many are the days of thy servant? when 
wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me ? 

5 The proud have digged pits for me, which are 
not after thy law. 

6 All thy commandments are true: they persecute 
me falsely; O be thou my help. 

7 They had almost made an end of me upon earth; 
but I forsook not thy commandments. 

8 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness; and so 
shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. 


In eternum, Domine. 


QO LORD, thy word endureth for ever in heaven. 
2 ‘Thy truth also remaineth from one genera- 
tion to another; thou hast laid the foundation of the 


earth, and it abideth. 
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470 THE PSALTER. Day 26. 


3 They continue this day according to thine or- 
dinance; for all things serve thee. . 

4 If my delight had not been in thy law, I should 
have perished in my trouble. 

5 I will never forget thy commandments; for with 
them thou hast quickened me. 

6 Iam thine: O save me, for I have sought thy 
commandments. 

7 ‘The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me; but 
I will consider thy testimonies. 

8 I see that all things come to an end; but thy 
commandment is exceeding broad. 


Quomodo dileat ! 
ZT ORD, what love have I unto thy law! all the day 
long is my study in it. 
2 Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me 
wiser than mine enemies; for they are ever with me. 
3 I have more understanding than my teachers; for 
thy testimonies are my study. 
4 Iam wiser than the aged; because I keep thy 
commandments. 
5 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, 
that I may keep thy word. 
6 I have not shrunk from thy judgments; for thou 
teachest me. 
7 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat; 
yea, sweeter than honey unto my mouth! 
8 Through thy commandments I get understand- 
ing: therefore [ hate all evil ways. 


THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY. 


Morning Praver. 
Lucerna pedibus mets. 


HY word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light 
unto my paths. 


Day 26. THE PSALTER. 471 


2 | have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, to 
keep thy righteous judgments. 

3 I am troubled above measure: quicken me, O 
Lorp, accarding to thy word. 

4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please 
thee, O Lorn; and teach me thy judgments. 

5 My soul is alway in my hand; yet do [ not for- 
get thy law. 

6 The ungodly have laid a snare for me; but yet 
[ swerved not from thy commandments. 

7 ‘Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heri- 
tage for ever; and why! they are the very joy of my 
heart. 

8 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes 
alway, even unto the end. 


Iniquos odio habut. 


| HATE them that imagine evil things; but thy 
law do I love. 

2 Thou art my defence and shield; and my trust 
is in thy word. 

3 Away from me, ye wicked; I will keep the com- 
mandments of my God. 

4 Ostablish me according to thy word, that I may 
live; and let me not be disappointed of my hope. 

5 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; yea, my 
delight shall be ever in thy statutes. 

6 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart _ 
from thy statutes; for they imagine but deceit. 

7 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth 
like dross; therefore I love thy testimonies. . 

8 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am 
afraid of thy judgments. 


Fect judicium. 
DEAL with the thing that is lawful and right; O 


give me not over unto mine oppressors ! 


4z THE PSALTER. Day 26. 


2 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which 
is good, that the proud do me no wrong. 

3 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy 
health, and for the word of thy righteousness. 

4 O deal with thy servant according unto thy loving 
mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 

5 I am thy servant; O grant me understanding, 
that | may know thy testimonies. 

6 Itis time for thee, Lorn, to lay to thine hand; 
for they have destroyed thy law. 

7 For I love thy commandments above gold and 
precious stones. 

8 Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments ; 
and all false ways I utterly abhor. 


Mirabilia. 


Aik HY testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my 
soul keep them. 
2 When thy word goeth forth, it giveth light and 
understanding unto the simple. 
3 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath; for 
my delight was in thy commandments. 

4 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto 
me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy 
Name. 

5 Order my steps in thy word; and so shall no 
wickedness have dominion over me. 

6 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of 
men; and so shall | keep thy commandments. 

7 Show the light of thy countenance upon thy ser- 
vant, and teach me thy statutes. 

8 Mine eyes gush out with water, because men 
keep not thy law. 


Justus es, Domine. 


RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lorn; and true is thy 
judgment. 


Day 26. THE PSALTER. 473 


2 The testimonies that thou hast commanded are 
exceeding righteous and true. 

3 My zeal hath even consumed me; because mine 
enemies have forgotten thy words. 

4 Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and thy ser- 
vant loveth it. 

5 Iam small and of no reputation; yet do I not 
forget thy commandments. 

6 Thy righteousness is an everlasting a 
ness, and thy law is the truth. 

7 ‘Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; 
yet is my delight in thy commandments. 

8 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlast- 
ing: O grant me understanding, and I shall live. 


Evening raver. 


Clamavi in toto corde meo. 


I CALL with my whole heart; hear me, O Lorp; 

I will keep thy statutes. 

2 Yea, even unto thee do I call; help me, and I 
shall keep thy testimonies. 

3 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee ; for in 
thy word is my trust. 

4 Mine eyes prevent the night watches; that I 
might be occupied in thy words. 

5 Hear my voice, O Lorp, according unto thy 
loving-kindness; quicken me, according as thou art 
wont, 

6 They draw nigh that of malice rune me, 
and are far from thy law. 

7 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lorn; for all thy 
commandments are true. 

8 As concerning thy testimonies, | have known 


long since, that thou hast grounded them for ever. 
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474 THE PSALTER. Day 26. 


Vide humilitatem. 


QO CONSIDER mine adversity, and deliver me, for 
I do not forget thy law. 

2 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me; quicken 
me according to thy word. 

3 Health is far from the ungodly; for they regard 
not thy statutes. 

4 Great is thy mercy, O Lorn; quicken me, as 
thou art wont. 

5 Many there are that trouble me, and persecute 
me; yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. 

6 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors ; be- 
cause they keep not thy law. 

7 Consider, O Lorp, how I love thy command- 
ments; O quicken me, according to thy loving-kind- 
ness. 

8 Thy word is true from everlasting; all the judg- 
ments of thy righteousness endure for evermore. 


Principes persecuti sunt. 


PRINCES have persecuted me without a cause; 
but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 

2 I am as glad of thy word, as one that findeth 
great spoils. 

3 As for lies, I hate and abhor them; but thy law 
do I love. 

4 Seven times a day do I praise thee; because of 
thy righteous judgments. 

5 Great is the peace that they have who love thy 
law; and they are not offended at it. 

6 Lorp, I have looked for thy saving health, and 
done after thy commandments. 

7 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and loved 
them exceedingly. 

8 I have kept thy commandments and testimo- 
nies; for all my ways are before thee. 


Day 27. THE PSALTER. 475 


Appropinquet deprecatio. 
L ET my complaint come before thee, O Lory; 
give me understanding according to thy word. 

2 Let my supplication come before thee; deliver 
me according to thy word. 

3 My lips shall speak of thy praise, when thou hast 
taught me thy statutes. 

4 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word; for all 
thy commandments are righteous. 

5 Let thine hand help me; for | have chosen thy 
commandments. 

6 I have longed for thy saving health, O Lorp; 
and in thy law is my delight. 

7 O let my soul live, and it shall wg thee ; and 
thy judgments shall help me. 

8 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost; O 
seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy command- 
ments. 


THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 


Psalm cxx. Ad Dominum. 


W HEN I was in trouble, I called upon the Lorp, 
and he heard me. 

2 Deliver my soul, O Lorp, from lying lips, and 
from a deceitful tongue. 

3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee, 
thou false tongue? even mighty and sharp arrows, 
with hot burning coals. 

4 Woe is me, that I am constrained to dwell with 
Mesech, and to ae my habitation among the tents 
of Kedar! 

5 My soul hath long dwelt among them that are 
enemies unto peace. 


476 THE PSALTER. Day 27. 


6 [labour for peace; but when I speak unto them 
thereof, they make them ready to battle. 


Psalm cxxi. Levavi oculos meos. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 

whence cometh my help. 

2 My help cometh even from the Lorp, who hath 
made heaven and earth. 

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; and he 
that keepeth thee will not sleep. 

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slum- 
ber nor sleep. 

5 The Lorp himself is thy keeper; the Lorp is 
thy defence upon thy right hand; 

6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, 
neither the moon by night. 

7 The Lorp shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, 
it is even he that shall keep thy soul. 

8 The Lorp shall preserve thy going out, and thy 
coming in, from this time forth for evermore. 


Psalm cxxu. Letatus sum. 
| WAS glad when they said unto me, We will go 
into the house of the Lorp. 

2 Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. 

3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in 
itself. 

4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the 
Lorp, to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the 
Name of the Lorn. 

5 For there is the seat of judgment, even the seat 
of the house of David. 

6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall 
prosper that love thee. 

7 Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness 
within thy palaces. 

8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will 
wish thee prosperity. 


Day 27. THE PSALTER. 477 


9 Yea, because of the house of the Lorp our God, 
I will seek to do thee good. 


Psalm ecxxiil. Ad te levavi oculos meos. 


Ufo thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that 
dwellest in the heavens. 

2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto 
the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a 
maiden unto the hand of her mistress, even so our 
eyes wait upon the Lorp our God, until he have 
mercy upon us. 

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lorp, have mercy upon 
us; for we are utterly despised. 

4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the 
wealthy, and with the despitefulness of the proud. 


Psalm exxiv. Nist guia Dominus. 


F the Lorp himself had not been on our side, now 

may Israel say; if the Lorp himself had not been 
on our side, when men rose up against us ; 

2 They had swallowed us up quick; when they 
were so wrathfully displeased at us. 

3 Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream 
had gone over our soul. 

4 'The deep waters of the proud had gone even 
over our soul. 

5 But praised be the Lorp, who hath not given us 
over for a prey unto their teeth. 

6 Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the 
snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we are 
delivered. 

7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lorn, who 
hath made heaven and earth. 


Psalm cxxv. Qui confidunt. 
PPYHEY that put their trust in the Lorp shall be 


even as the Mount Sion, which may not be re- 
moved, but standeth fast for ever. 


478 THE PSALTER. Day 27. 


2 The hills stand about Jerusalem; even so stand- 
eth the Lorp round about his people, from this time 
forth for evermore. 

3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the 
lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put their hand 
unto wickedness. 

4 Do well, O Lorp, unto those that are good and 
true of heart. 

5 As for such as turn back unto their own wicked- 
ness, the Lorp shall lead them forth with the evil 
doers; but peace shall be upon Israel. 


Evening Draver. 


Psalm cxxvi. In convertendo. 


W HEN the Lorp turned again the captivity of 
Sion, then were we like unto them that dream. 

2 ‘Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and 
our tongue with joy. 

3 Then said they among the heathen, The Lorp 
hath done great things for them. 

4 Yea, the Lorp hath done great things for us 
already ; whereof we rejoice. 

5 ‘Turn our captivity, O Lorp, as the rivers in the 
south. 

6 ‘They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. 

7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and 
beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again 
with joy, and bring his sheaves with him. 


Psalm exxvii. Nitst Dominus. 


XCEPT the Lorn build the house, their labour 
is but lost that build it. 
2 Except the Lorn keep the city, the watchman 
waketh but in vain. 


Day 27. THE PSALTER. 479 


3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early 
and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness: 
for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 

4 Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb, are an 
heritage and gift that cometh of the Lorn. 

5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even 
so are the young children. 

6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of 
them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak 
with their enemies in the gate. 


Psalm cxxviil. Beatz omnes. 


BLESSED are all they that fear the Lorn, and 
walk in his ways. 

2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: O 
well is thee, and happy shalt thou be! 

3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the 
walls of thine house. 

4 Thy children like the olive-branches round about 
thy table. 

5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the 
Lorp. 

6 The Lorp from out of Sion shall so bless thee, 
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life 
long. 

; Yea, that thou shalt see thy children’s children, 
and peace upon Israel. 


Psalm cxxix. Sa@pe expugnaverunt. 


TYP ANY a time have they fought against me from 
my youth up, may Israel now say: 

2 Yea, many atime have they vexed me from my 
youth up; but they have not prevailed against me. 

3 ‘The plowers plowed upon my back, and made 
long furrows. 

4 But the righteous Lorp hath hewn the snares 
of the ungodly in pieces. | 


x ® a .  — eee oe ae Bh. oie ,. “hh va Ben ba ee ee ae 


480 THE PSALTER. Day 27. 


5 Let them be confounded and turned backward, 
as many as have evil will at Sion. 

6 Let them be even as the grass growing upon the 
house-tops, which withereth afore it be plucked up; 

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither 
he that bindeth up the sheaves his bosom. 

8 So that they who go by say not so much as, The 
Lorp prosper you; we wish you good luck in the 
Name of the Lorp. 


Psalm cxxx De profundis. 
Qut of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lorp; . 


Lord, hear my voice. 

2 O let thine ears consider well the voice of my 
complaint. 

3 If thou, Lorp, wilt be extreme to mark what is 
done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it? 

4 For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou 
be feared. 

5 I look for the Lorp; my soul doth wait for him; 
in his word is my trust. 

6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning 
watch; I say, before the morning watch. 

7 O Israel, trust in the Lorn; for with the Lorn 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 

8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. 


Psalm cxxx1. Domine, non est. 


LT O82. I am not high-minded; I have no proud 
looks. 

2 I do not exercise myself in great matters which 
are too high for me. 

3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a 
child that is weaned from his mother: yea, my soul 
is even as a weaned child. 

4 QO Israel, trust in the Lorp from this time forth 
for evermore. 


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THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 


Psalm cxxxii. Memento, Domine. 


ORD, remember David, and all his trouble: 
2 How he sware unto the Lorp, and vowed a 
- vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob ; 

3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine 
house, nor climb up into my bed; 

4 | will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye- 
lids to slumber ; neither the temples of my head to 
take any rest; 

5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the 
Lorp; an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 

6 Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found 
it in the wood. 

7 We will go into his tabernacle, and fall low on 
our knees before his footstool. 

8 Arise, O Lorp, into thy resting-place; thou, and 
the ark of thy strength. 

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness ; 
and let thy saints sing with joyfulness. 

10 For thy servant David’s sake, turn not away the 
presence of thine Anointed. 

11 The Lorp hath made a faithful oad unto 
David, and he shall not shrink from it ; 

12 Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy seat. 

13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my 
testimonies that I shall learn them; their children 
also shall sit upon thy seat for evermore. 

14 For the Lorp hath chosen Sion to be an habi- 
tation for himself; he hath longed for her. 

15 ‘This shall be my rest for ever: here will I 
dwell, for I have a delight therein. 

16 I will bless her victuals with increase, and will 


satisfy her poor with bread, 
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17 I will deck her priests with health, and her 
saints shall rejoice and sing. 

18 There shall I make the horn of David to 
flourish : I have ordained a lantern for mine Anointed. 

19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with 
shame ; but upon himself shall his’ crown flourish. 


Psalm cxxxii. Ecce, guam bonum ! 


BEHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it is, 
brethren, to dwell together in unity ! 

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, 
that ran down unto the beard, even unto Aaron’s 
beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. 

3 Like as the dew of Hermon, which fell upon the 


-.. hill of Sion. 


4 For there the Lorp promised his blessing, and 
life for evermore. 


Psalm cxxxiv. Ecce nune. 


¥2 EHOLD now, praise the Lorp, all ye servants 
of the Lorp; 

2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lorp, 
even in the courts of the house of our God. 

3 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise 
the Lorp. ! 

4 The Lorp, that made heaven and earth, give 
thee blessing out of Sion. 


Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Nomen. 


QO PRAISE the Lorp, laud ye the Name of the 
Lorp; praise it, O ye servants of the Lorn; . 
- 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lorp, in the 
courts of the house of our God. 
3 O praise the Lorp, for the Lorp is gracious; O 
sing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely. 
4 For why? the Lorp hath chosen Jacob unto 
himself, and Israel for his own possession. 


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5 For I know that the Lorp is great, and that our 
Lord is above all gods. ‘ 

6 Whatsoever the Lorn pleased, that did he in 
heaven, and in earth; in the sea, and in all deep 
places. 

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the 
world, and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, 
bringing the winds out of his treasures. | 

8 He smote the first-born of Egypt, both of man 
and beast. 

9 He hath sent soltins and wonders into the midst 
of thee, O thou land of Egypt; upon Pharaoh, and 
all his servants. 

10 He smote divers nations, and slew mighty kings ; 

11 Sehon, king of the Amorites; and Og, the king ~ 
of Basan; and all the kingdoms of Canaan ; 

12 And gave their land to be an heritage, even an 
heritage unto Israel his people. 

13 Thy Name, O Lorp, endureth for ever; so 
doth thy memorial, O Lorp, from one generation to 
another. 

14 For the Lorp will avenge his people, and be 
gracious unto his servants. 

15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but 
silver and gold; the work of men’s hands. 

16 They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have 
they, but they see not. 

17 They have ears, and yet they hear not; neither 
is there any breath in their mouths. 

18 They that make them are like unto them; and 
' so are all they that put their trust in them. 

19 Praise the Lorp, ye house of Israel; praise the 
Lorp, ye house of Aaron. 

20 Praise the Lorp, ye house of Levi; ye that fear 
the Lorp, praise the Lorp. 

21 Praised be the Lorp out of Sion, who dwelleth 
at Jerusalem, 


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484 THE PSALTER. Day 28. 


Evening Praver. 
Psalm cxxxvi. Confitemint Domino. 


GIVE thanks unto the Lorp, for he is gracious: 
and his mercy endureth for ever. 

2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

3 O thank the Lord of all lords: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

4 Who only doeth great wonders: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

5 Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens: 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

6 Who laid out the earth above the waters: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

7 Who hath made great lights: for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever: 

8 The sun to rule the day: for his mercy endureth 
for ever: ! 

9 The moon and the stars to govern the Bie : for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

10 Who smote Egypt, with their first-born: for his 
mercy endureth for ever: 

11 And brought out Israel from among them: for 
his mercy endureth for ever : 

12 With a mighty hand and stretched-out arm: for 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

13 Who divided the Red Sea in two parts: for his 
mercy endureth for ever: 

14 And made Israel to go through the midst of it: 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew 
them in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for 
ever. 

16 Who led his people through the wilderness : 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 


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17 Who smote great kings: for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever: | 

18 Yea, and slew mighty kings: for his mercy 
endureth for ever: 

19 Sehon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy 
endureth for ever: 

20 And Og, the king of Basan: for his mercy en- 
dureth for ever: 

21 And gave away their land for an heritage: for 
his mercy endureth for ever: 

22 Even for an heritage unto Israel, his servant: 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

23 Who remembered us when we were in trouble: 
for his mercy endureth for ever. 

24 And hath delivered us from our enemies: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 

25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy 
endureth for ever. 

26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 
_ 27 O give thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his 
mercy endureth for ever. 


Psalm cxxxvu. Super flumina. 


Y the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, 
when we remembered thee, O Sion. 

2 As for our harps, we hanged them up upon the 
trees that are therein. 

3 For they that led us away captive, required of 
us then a song, and melody in our heaviness: Sing 
us one of the songs of Sion. 

4 How shall we sing the Lorn’s song in a strange 
land ? 

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand 
forget her cunning. 


6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave 
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to the roof of my mouth; yea, if I prefer not Jerusa- 
lem in my mirth. 

7 Remember the children of Edom, O Lorp, in 
the day of Jerusalem; how they said, Down with it, 
down with it, even to the ground. 

8 O daughter of Babylon, wasted with misery ; 
yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou 
hast served us. 

9 Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children, and 


throweth them against the stones. 


Psalm cxxxvili. Confitebor tibt. 


WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart; even before the gods will I sing 
praise unto thee. 

2 [ will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise 
thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth ; 
for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy Word, 
above all things. 

3 When I called upon thee, thou heardest me; and 
enduedst my soul with much strength. 

4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O 
Lorp; for they have heard the words of thy mouth. 

5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lorp, 
that great is the glory of the Lorn. 

6 For though the Lorp be high, yet hath he re- 
spect unto the lowly; as for the proud, he beholdeth 
them afar off. 

7 ‘Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt 
thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thy hand 
upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy oat 
hand shall save me. 

8 The Lorp shall make good his loving-kindtiess 
toward me; yea, thy mercy, O Lorp, endureth for 
ever; despise not then the works of thine own 


hands. 


Day 29. THE PSALTER. 487 


THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY. 
Morning raver. 


Psalm cxxxix. Domine, probastt. 


O LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known 

me. ‘Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine 
up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long be- 
fore. 

2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed; and 
spiest out all my ways. 

3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but 
thou, O Lorp, knowest it altogether. 

4 ‘Thou hast fashioned me behind and before, and 
laid thine hand upon me. 

5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent 
for me; I cannot attain unto it. 

6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or 
whither shall I go then from thy presence ! 

7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go 
down to hell, thou art there also. 

8 If I take the wings of the morning, and remain 
in the uttermost parts of the sea; 

9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover 
me; then shall my night be turned to day. 

11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but 
the night is as clear as the day; the darkness and light 
to thee are both alike. 

12 For my reins are thine; thou hast covered me 
in my mother’s womb. 

13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully 
and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works, and 
that my soul knoweth right well. 

14 My bones are not hid from thee, though I be 
made secretly, and fashioned beneath in the earth. 


488 THE PSALTER. Day 29. 


15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being 
imperfect; and in thy book were all my members 
written ; 

16 Which day by day were fashioned, when as 
yet there was none of them. 

17 How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God; 
O how great is the sum of them! 

18 If I tell them, they are more in number than 
the sand: when I wake up, I am present with thee. 

19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God? De- 
part from me, ye blood-thirsty men. 

20 For they speak unrighteously against thee ; and 
thine enemies take thy Name in vain. 

21 Do not I hate them, O Lorp, that hate thee? 
and am not I grieved with those that rise up against 
thee ? 

22 Yea, | hate them right sore; even as though 
they were mine enemies. 

23 Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my 
heart; prove me, and examine my thoughts. 

24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in 
me; and lead me in the way everlasting. 


Psalm cxl. EHripe me, Domine. 


ELIVER me, O Lorp, from the evil man; and 
preserve me from the wicked man ; 

2 Who imagine mischief in their hearts, and stir 
up strife all the day long. 

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a ser- 
pent; adder’s poison is under their lips. 

4 Keep me, O Lorp, from the hands of the un- 
godly; preserve me from the wicked men, who are 
purposed to overthrow my goings. 

5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread 
a net abroad with cords; yea, and set traps in my way. 

6 I said unto the Lorn, Thou art my God, hear 
the voice of my prayers, O ‘Lorp. 


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7 O Lorp God, thou strength of my health; thou 
hast covered my head in the day of battle. 

8 Let not the ungodly have his desire, O Lorn; 
let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they 
be too proud. 

9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the 
head of them that compass me about. 

10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them ; let them 
be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they never 
rise up again. 

11 A man full of words shall not prosper upon the 
earth: evil shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow 
him. 

12 Sure I am that the Lorp will avenge the poor, 
and maintain the cause of the helpless. 

13 The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy 
Name; and the just shall continue in thy sight. 


Psalm ecxli. Domine, clamav. 


1 [ call upon thee; haste thee unto me, and 
consider my voice, when I cry unto thee. 

2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the 
incense; and let the lifting up of my hands be an 
evening sacrifice. 

3 Set a watch, O Lorp, before my mouth, and 
keep the door of my lips. 

4 O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil 
thing; let me not be occupied in ungodly works with 
the men that work wickedness, lest [ eat of such things 
as please them. 

5 Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and 
reprove me. 

6 But let not their precious balms break my head ; 
yea, I will pray yet against their wickedness. 

7 Let their judges be overthrown in stony pla- 
ces, that they may hear my words; for they are 


sweet. 
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8 Our bones lie scattered before the pit, like as 
when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the 
earth, 

9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lorp God; in 
thee is my trust; O cast not out my soul. 

10 Keep me from the snare that they have laid for 
me, and from the traps of the wicked doers. 

11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets to- 
gether, and let me ever escape them. 





Evening Prayer. 
Psalm cxli. Voce mea ad Dominum. 


CRIED unto the Lorp with my voice; yea, even 
unto the Lorp did I make my supplication. 

2 I poured out my complaints before him, and 
showed him of my trouble. 

3 When my spirit was in heaviness, thou knewest 
my path; in the way wherein I walked, have they 
privily laid a snare for me. 

4 [looked also upon my right hand, and saw there 
was no man that would know me. 

5 I had no place to flee unto, and no man cared for 
my soul. 

6 I cried unto thee, O Lorp, and said, Thou art 
my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 

7 Consider my complaint; for lam brought very 
low. 

8 O deliver me from my persecutors ; for they are 
too strong for me. 

9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give 
thanks unto thy Name; which thing if thou wilt 
grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my 
company. 


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Psalm cxlui. Domine, exaudi. 


-y*48 my prayer, O Lorp, and consider my de- 
sire; hearken unto me for thy truth and right- 
eousness’ sake. 

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant ; 
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he 
hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath 
laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been 
long dead. 

4 ‘Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, and my 
heart within me is desolate. 

5 Yet do I remember the time past: I muse upon 
all thy works; yea, J exercise myself in the works of 
thy hands. 

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee; my soul 
gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 

7 Hear me, O Lorp, and that soon; for my spirit 
waxeth faint: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like 
unto them that go down into the pit. 

8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in 
the morning ; for in thee is my trust: show thou me 
the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul 
unto thee. 

9 Deliver me, O Lorp, from mine enemies; for I 
flee unto thee to hide me. 

10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee ; 
for thou art my God: let thy loving Spirit lead me 
forth into the land of righteousness. 

11 Quicken me, O Lorn, for thy Name’s sake ; 
and for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of 
trouble. 

12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, and 
destroy all them that vex my soul; for J am thy ser- 
vant. 


492 THE PSALTER. Day 30. 


THE THIRTIETH DAY. 
Morning Praver. 


Psalm cxliv. Benedictus Dominus. 


LESSED be the Lorp my strength, who teach- 
eth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight : 

2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliv- 
erer, my defender in whom I trust; who subdueth 
my people that is under me. 

38 Lorp, what is man, that thou hast such respect 
unto him! or the son of man, that thou so regardest 
him! 

4 Man is like a thing of nought; his time passeth 
away like a shadow. 

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lorp, and come down; 
touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 

6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tear them; shoot 
out thine arrows, and consume them. 

7 Send down thine hand from above; deliver me, 
and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of 
strange children ; 

8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right 
hand is a right hand of wickedness. 

9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God; and 
sing praises unto thee upon a ten-stringed lute. 

10 Thou hast given victory unto kings, and hast 
delivered David thy servant from the peril of the 
sword. 

11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of 
strange children, whose mouth talketh of vanity, and 
their right hand is a right hand of iniquity: 

12 That our sons may grow up as the young 
plants, and that our daughters may be as the polished 
corners of the temple : 

13 ‘That our garners may be full and plenteous 


Day 30. THE PSALTER. 493 


with all manner of store; that our sheep may bring 
forth thousands, and ten thousands in our streets: 

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that 
there be no decay, no leading into captivity, and no 
complaining in our streets. 

15 Happy are the people that are in such a case; 
yea, blessed are the people who have the Lorp for 
their God. 


Psalm cxlv. Ezaaltabo te, Deus. 


| WILL magnify thee, O God, my King; and I will 
“ praise thy Name for ever and ever. 

2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee; and 
praise thy Name for ever and ever. 

3 Great is the Lorp, and marvellous worthy to be 
praised; there is no end of his greatness. 

4 One generation shall praise thy works unto an- 
other, and declare thy power. 

5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship, thy 
glory, thy praise, and wondrous works ; 

6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy 
marvellous acts; and I will also tell of thy great- 
ness. 

7 ‘The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall 
be showed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness. 

8 The Lorp is gracious and merciful; long-suffer- 
ing, and of great goodness. 

9 The Lorp is loving unto every man; and his 
mercy is over all his works. 

10 All thy works praise thee, O Lorn; and thy 
saints give thanks unto thee. 

11 They show the glory of thy kingdom, and talk 
of thy power ; 

12 ‘That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness of 
thy kingdom, might be known unto men. 

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and 


thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 
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14 The Lorp upholdeth all such as fall, and lift- 


eth up all those that are down. 

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; and 
thou givest them their meat in due season. 

16 Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things 
living with plenteousness. 

17 The Lorp is righteous in all his ways, and iad 
in all his works. 

18 The Lorp is nigh unto all them that call opt 
him; yea, all such as call upon him faithfully. 

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him ; 
he also will hear their cry, and will help them. 

20 The Lorp preserveth all them that love him; 
but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. 


21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lorp; 


and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for 
ever and ever. 


Psalm exlvi. Lauda, anima mea. 


PRAISE the Lorp, O my soul: while I live, will I 


praise the Lorn; yea, as long as I have any 


being, I will sing praises unto my God. 


2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child — 


of man; for there is no help in them. 
3 For when the breath of man goeth forth, he shall 
turn again to his earth, and then all his thoughts 


perish. 
4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his 
help, and whose hope is in the Lorp his God: 


5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that therein is; who keepeth his promise for ever ; 

6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong; 
who feedeth the hungry. 

7 The Lorp looseth men out of prison; the Lorp 
giveth sight to the blind. 

8 The Lorp helpeth them that are fallen; the 
Lorp careth for the righteous. 


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9 ‘The Lorp careth for the strangers; he defendeth 
the fatherless and widow: as for the way of the un- 
godly, he turneth it upside down. 

10 ‘The Lorn thy God, O Sion, shall be King for 
evermore, and throughout all generations. 


Evening Praner. 


Psalm cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. 


PRAISE the Lorp, for it is a good thing to 
sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and 
pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 
' 2 The Lorp doth build up Jerusalem, and gather 
together the outcasts of Israel. 
3 He healeth those that are broken in heart, and 
giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 

4 He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth 
them all by their names. 

5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power; yea, 
and his wisdom is infinite. 

6 The Lorp setteth up the meek, and bringeth the 
ungodly down to the ground. 

7 O sing unto the Lorp with thanksgiving; sing 
- praises upon the harp unto our God: 

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- 
pareth rain for the earth; and maketh the grass to 
grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of 
men ; 

9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth 
the young ravens that call upon him. 

10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an 
horse; neither delighteth he in any man’s legs. 

11 But the Lorp’s delight is in them that fear him, 
and put their trust in his mercy. 


496 THE PSALTER. Day 30. 


12 Praise the Lorp, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, 
O Sion. 

13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, 
and hath blessed thy children within thee. 

14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee 
with the flour of wheat. 

15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, 
and his word runneth very swiftly. 

16 He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the 
hoar-frost like ashes. 

17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who is 
able to abide his frost? . 

18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: 
he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. 

19 He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes 
and ordinances unto Israel. 

20 He hath not dealt so with any nation; neither 
have the heathen knowledge of his laws. . 


Psalm cxlviu. Laudate Dominum. 


PRAISE the Lorp of heaven: praise him in the 
height. 

2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all 
his hosts. 

3 Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye 
stars and light. 

4 Praise him, all ye heavens, and ye waters that 
are above the heavens. 

5 Let them praise the Name of the Lorn: for he 
spake the word, and they were made ; he command- 
ed, and they were created. 

6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever: he 
hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 

7 Praise the Lorp upon earth, ye dragons, and all 
deeps : 

8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, 
fulfilling his word : 


Day 30. THE PSALTER. 497 


9 Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all ce- 
dars : 

10 Beasts and all pw ae worms and feathered 
fowls: 

11 Kings of the earth and all people; princes and 
all judges of the world: 

12 Young men and maidens, old men and chil- 
dren, praise the Name of the Tooke for his Name 
only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and 
earth. 

13 He shall exalt the horn of his people: all his 
saints shall praise him; even the children of Israel, 
even the people that serveth him. 


Psalm exlix. Cantate Domino. 


O SING unto the Lorp a new song; let the con- 
gregation of saints praise him. 

2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, and let 
the children of Sion be joyful in their King. 

3 Let them praise his Name in the dance: let them 
sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. 
_ 4 For the Lorp hath pleasure in his people, and 
helpeth the meek-hearted. 

5 Let the saints be joyful with glory; let them re- 
joice in their beds. 

6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth; anda 
two-edged sword in their hands ; 

7 'To be avenged of the heathen, and to rebuke the 
people ; 

8 To bind their kings in chains, and their nobles 
with links of iron. 

9 That they may be avenged of them; as it is 
written, Such honour have all his saints. 


Psalm cl. Laudate Dominuim. 


PRAISE God in his holiness: praise him in the 


firmament of his power. 
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498 THE PSALTER. Day 30. 


2 Praise him in his noble acts: praise him accord- 
ing to his excellent greatness, 

3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet: praise 
him upon the lute and harp. 

4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances: praise 
him upon the strings and pipe. 

5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals: praise 
him upon the loud cymbals. 

6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the 
Lorp. 


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AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BISHOPS, THE CLERGY, AND LAITY OF THE PRO- 
TESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN 
CONVENTION, ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, IN THE YEAR OF 
OUR LORD 1801. 


ArticLe I. Of Faithin the Holy Trinity. 


IB is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, 
-£ parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the 
Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in 
unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power, 
and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 


Art. II]. Of the Word or Son of God, which was made very Man. 


rpee Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlast- 
ing of the Father, the very and eternal God, and of one substance 
with the Father, took Man’s nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, 
of her substance: so that two whole and perfect Natures, that is to say, 
the Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one Person, never to 
be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God, and very Man; who truly 
suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile his Father to us, 
and to be a sacrifice, not only for original guilt, but also for actual sins 
of men. 


Arr. III. Of the going down of Christ into Heil. 
A®s Christ died for us, and was buried; so also is it to be believed, 
that he went down into Hell. 


Arr. IV. Of the Resurrection of Christ. 


Ce did truly rise again from death, and took again his body, 
with flesh, bones, and all things appertaining to the perfection of 
Man’s nature ; wherewith he ascended into Heaven, and there sitteth, 
until he return to judge all Men at the last day. 


Arr. V. Of the Holy Ghost. 


Ele Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one 
substance, majesty, and glory, with the Father and the Son, very 
and eternal God. 


Art. VI. Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation. 


i LOuY. Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that 
whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to 
be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the 


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Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation. In the name 
of the Holy Scripture we do understand those canonical Books of the 
Old and New Testament, of whose authority was never any doubt in the 
Church. 


OF THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF THE 


~ CANONICAL BOOKS. 


Genesis, | The First Book of Chronicles, 
Exodus, The Second Book of Chronicles, 
Leviticus, The First Book of Esdras, 
Numbers, The Second Book of Esdras, 
Deuteronomy, The Book of Esther, 

Joshua, The Book of Job, 

Judges, The Psalms, 

Ruth, The Proverbs, 

The First Book of Samuel, Ecclesiastes or Preacher, 

The Second Book of Samuel, Cantica, or Songs of Solomon, 
The First Book of Kings, Four Prophets the greater, 
The Second Book of Kings, Twelve Prophets the less. 


And the other Books (as Hierome saith) the Church doth read for ex- 
ample of life and instruction of manners ; but yet doth it not apply them 
to establish any doctrine ; such are these following : 


The Third Book of Esdras, Baruch the Prophet, 

The Fourth Book of Esdras, The Song of the Three Children, 
The Book of Tobias, The Story of Susanna, 

The Book of Judith, Of Bel and the Dragon, 

The rest of the Book of Esther, The Prayer of Manasses, 

The Book of Wisdom, The First Book of Maccabees, 
Jesus the Son of Swrach, The Second Book of Maccabees. 


All the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, 
we do receive, and account them Canonical. 


Art. VII. Of the Old Testament. 


Reba Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old 
and New Testament everlasting life is offered to Mankind by Christ, 
who is the only Mediator between God and Man, being both God and 
Man. Wherefore they are not to be heard, which feign that the old 
Fathers did look only for transitory promises. Although the Law given 
from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind 
Christian men, nor the Civil precepts thereof ought of necessity to be 
received in any commonwealth; yet notwithstanding, no Christian man 


whatsoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments which are 
ealled Moral. 


Arr. VIII. Of the Creeds. 


HE Nicene Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles’ 
Creed, ought thoroughly to be received and believed: for they may 
be proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture. 


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Art. IX. Of Original or Birth-Sin. 


oe. sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pela- 
gians do vainly talk ;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Na- 
ture of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam; 
whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his 
own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to 
the Spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserv- 
eth God’s wrath and damnation. And this infection of nature doth re- 
main, yea in them that are regenerated ; whereby the lust of the flesh, 
called in Greek, ¢pévnya capxds, (which some do expound the wisdom, some 
sensuality, some the affection, some the desire, of the flesh,) is not sub- 
ject to the Law of God. And although there is no condemnation for 
them that believe and are baptized ; yet the Apostle doth confess, that 
concupiscence and lust hath of itself the nature of sin. 


Art. X. Of Free- Will. 


HE condition of Man after the fall of Adam is such, that he cannot 
4 turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, 
to faith, and calling upon God. Wherefore we have no power to do good 
works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by 
Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with 
us, when we have that good will. 


Art. XI. Of the Justification of Man. 


WE are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Faith, and not for our own 
works or deservings. Wherefore, that we are justified by Faith only, 
is a most wholesome Doctrine, and very full of comfort, as more largely 
is expressed in the Homily of Justification. 


Arr. XII. Of Good Works. 


ee that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow 
after Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity 
of God’s judgment; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in 
Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively Faith; inso- 
much that by them a lively Faith may be as evidently known as a tree 
discerned by the fruit. 


Arr. XIII. Of Works before Justification. 


Aft done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his 
Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of 
faith in Jesus Christ ; neither do they make men meet to receive grace, 
or (as the School-authors say) deserve grace of congruity: yea rather, 
for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to 
be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of sin. 


Art. XIV. Of Works of Supererogation. 


De bear Works besides, over and above, God’s Command- 
ments, which they call Works of Supererogation, cannot be taught 
without arrogancy and impiety: for by them men do declare, that they 


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do not only render unto God as much as they are bound to do, but that 
they do more for his sake, than of bounden duty is required: whereas 
Christ saith plainly, When ye have done all that are commanded to you, 
say, We are unprofitable servants. 


Arr. XV. Of Christ alone without Sin. 


nario | in the truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things, 
sin only except, from which he was clearly void, both in his flesh, 
and in his spirit. He came to be the Lamb without spot, who, by sacri- 
fice of himself once made, should take away the sins of the world; and 
sin (as Saint John saith) was not in him. But all we the rest, although 
baptized, and born again in Christ, yet offend in many things; and if we 
say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 


Art. XVI. Of Sin after Baptism. 


IN Ot every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin 
against the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant 
of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism. 
After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given, 
and fall into sin, and by the grace of God we may arise again, and amend 
our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned, which say, they can 
no more sin as long as they live here, or deny the place of forgiveness to 
such as truly repent. 


Arr. XVII. Of Predestination and Election. 


4 Fk ng enable ete. N to Life is the everlasting purpose of “God, 
whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath 
constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and 
damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to 
bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour. 
Wherefore, they which be endued with so excellent a benefit of God, be 
called according to God’s purpose by his Spirit working in due season : 
they through Grace obey the calling: they be justified freely: they be 
made sons of God by adoption: they be made like the image of his only- 
begotten Son Jesus Christ : they walk religiously in good works, and at 
length, by God’s mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity. 

As the godly consideration of Predestination, and our Election in 
Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly per- 
sons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ, 
mortifying the works of the flesh, and their earthly members, and draw- 
ing up their mind to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth 
greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal Salvation to be enjeyed 
through Christ, as because it doth fervently kindle their love towards 
God: So, for curious and carnal persons, lacking the Spirit of Christ, to 
have continually before their eyes the sentence of God’s Predestination, 
is a most dangerous downfall, whereby the Devil doth thrust them either 
into desperation, or into wretchlessness of most unclean living, no less 
perilous than desperation. 


Furthermore, we must receive God’s promises in such wise, as they 


be generally set forth to us in Holy Scripture: and, in our doings, that 
Will of God is to be followed, which we have expressly declared unto us 
in the Word of God. 


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Art. XVIII. Of obtaining eternal Salvation only by the Name of 
Christ. 


b ibs ee also are to be had accursed that presume to say, That every 
man shall be saved by the Law or Sect which he professeth, so that 
he be diligent to frame his life according to that Law, and the light of 
Nature. For Holy Scripture doth set out unto us only the Name of 
Jesus Christ, whereby men must be saved. 


Art. XIX. Of the Church. 


gear visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the 
which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be 
duly ministered according to Christ’s ordinance, in all those things 
that of necessity are requisite to the same. 

As the Chureh of Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Antioch, have erred ; so 
also the Church of Rome hath erred, not only in their living and manner 
of Ceremonies, but also in matters of Faith. 


Arr. XX. Of the Authority of the Church. 


das Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority 
in Controversies of Faith: and yet it is not lawful for the Church to 
ordain any thing that is contrary to God’s Word written, neither may it 
so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. 
Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of Holy 
Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree any thing against the same, so be- 
sides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for neces- 
sity of Salvation. — 


Arr. XXI. Of the Authority of General Councils.* 


Arr. XXII. Of Purgatory.. 


ie Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping 
and Adoration, as well of Images as of Relics, and also Invocation 
of Saints, is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no war- 
ranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God. 


Art. XXIII. Of Ministering in the Congregation. 


fe is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preach- 
-~ ing, or ministering the Sacraments in the Congregation, before he be 
lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to 
judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called to this work 
by men who have public authority given unto them in the Congregation, 
to call and send Ministers into the Lord’s vineyard, 


Arr. XXIV. Of Speaking in the Congregation in such a Tongue as 
the people understandeth 


{T isa thing plainly repugnant to the Word of God, and the custom of 
-- the Primitive Church, to have public Prayer in the Church, or to 
minister the Sacraments, in a tongue not understanded of the people. 


* The Twenty-first of the former Articles is omitted; because it is partly of a local and 
civil nature, and is provided for, as to the remaining parts of it, in other Articles, 


“ae " — ‘Se a cs 


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Art. XXV. Of the Sacraments. 


ne aa ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of 
\) Christian men’s profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, 
and effectual signs of grace, and God’s good will towards us, by the 
which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also 
strengthen and confirm our Faith in him. 

There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, 
that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord. 

Those five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation, 
Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction, are not to be count- 
ed for Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have grown partly of 
the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states of life allowed in 
the Scriptures ; but yet have not like nature of Sacraments with Bap- 
tism, and the Lord’s Supper, for that they have not any visible sign or 
ceremony ordained of God. 

The Sacraments were not ordained of Christ to be gazed upon, or to 
be carried about, but that we should duly use them. And in such only 
as worthily receive the same, they have a wholesome effect or operation : 
but they that receive them unworthily, purchase to themselves damna- 
tion, as Saint Paul saith. 


Art. XXVI. Of the Unworthiness of the Ministers, which hinders not 
the effect of the Sacraments. > 


) Wemeten tee in the visible Church the evil be ever mingled with the 
good, and sometimes the evil have chief authority in the Ministra- 
tion of the Word and Sacraments, yet forasmuch as they do not the same 
in their own name, but in Christ’s, and do minister by his commission 
and authority, we may use their Ministry, both in hearing the Word of 
God, and in receiving the Sacraments. Neither is the effect of Christ’s 
ordinance taken away by their wickedness, nor the grace of God’s gifts 
diminished from such as by faith, and rightly, do receive the Sacraments 
ministered unto them; which be effectual, because of Christ’s instituticn 
and promise, although they be ministered by evil men. 

Nevertheless, it appertaineth to the discipline of the Church, that in- 
quiry be made of evil Ministers, and that they be accused by those that 
have knowledge of their offences ; and finally, being found guilty, by 
just judgment be deposed. 


Art. XXVII. Of Baptism. 
1A Sea Shy is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference, 


whereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not chris- 
tened, but it is also a sign of Regeneration or New-Birth, whereby, as 
by an instrument, they that receive Baptism rightly are grafted into the 
Church; the promises of the forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to 
be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed and sealed ; 
Faith is confirmed, and Grace increased by virtue of prayer unto God. 
The Baptism of young Children is in any wise to be retained in the 
Church, as most agreeable with the institution of Christ. 


Art. XXVIII. Of the Lord’s Supper. 


qr Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians 
ought to have among themselves one to another; but rather it is a 


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Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ’s death: insomuch that to such 
as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which 
we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ ; and likewise the Cup of 
Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ. 

Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) 
in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ; but is re- 
pugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a 
Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions. 

The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only af- 
ter an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body 
of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper, is Faith. 

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was not by Christ’s ordinance 
reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped. 


Arr. XXIX. Of the Wicked, which eat not the Body of Christ in the 
use of the Lord’s Supper. 


1 WES Wicked, and such as be void of a lively faith, although they do 
earnally and visibly press with their teeth (as Saint Augustine saith) 
the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ ; yet in no wise are they 
partakers of Christ: but rather, to their condemnation, do eat and drink 
the sign or Sacrament of so great a thing. 


Arr. XXX. Of both Kinds. 


(hae Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the Lay-people: for both 
the parts of the Lord’s Sacrament, by Christ’s ordinance and com- 
mandment, ought to be ministered to all Christian men alike. 


Arr. XXXI. Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross. 


6 Bhass Offering of Christ once made is that perfect redemption, propi- 
tiation, and satisfaction, for all the sins of the whole world, both 
original and actual ; and there is none other satisfaction for sin, but that 
alone. Wherefore the sacrifices of Masses, in the which it was com- 
monly said, that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead, to 
have remission of pain or guilt, were blasphemous fables, and dangerous 
deceits. 


Arr. XXXII. Of the Marriage of Priests. 


ISHOPS, Priests, and Deacons, are not commanded by God’s Law, 
either to vow the estate of single life, or to abstain from marriage : 
therefore it is lawful for them, as for all other Christian men, to marry 
at their own discretion, as they shall judge the same to serve better to 
godliness. 


Art. XXXII. Of excommunicate Persons, how they are to be avoided. 


I ese person which by open denunciation of the Church is rightly 
cut off from the unity of the Church, and excommunicated, ought to 
be taken of the whole multitude of the faithful, as an Heathen and Pub- 
lican, until he be openly reconciled by penance, and received into the 
Church by a Judge that hath authority thereunto. 


Art. XXXIV. Of the Traditions of the Church. 


T is not necessary that Traditions and Ceremonies be in all places one, 
or utterly like; for at all times they have been divers, and may be 
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changed according to the diversity of countries, times, and men’s man- 
ners, so that nothing be ordained against God’s Word. Whosoever, 
through his private judgment, willingly and purposely, doth openly break 
the Traditions and Ceremonies of the Church, which be not repugnant 
to the Word of God, and be ordained and approved by common authori- 
ty, ought to be rebuked openly, (that others may fear to do the like,) as 
he that offendeth against the common order of the Church, and hurteth 
the authority of the Magistrate, and woundeth the consciences of the 
weak brethren. 

Every particular or national Church hath authority to ordain, change, 
and abolish, Ceremonies or Rites of the Church ordained only by man’s 
authority, so that all things be done to edifying. 


Arr. XXXV. Of the Homilies. 


ie Second Book of Homilies, the several titles whereof we have 
joined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome Doc- 
trine, and necessary for these times, as doth the former Book of Homi- 
lies, which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth; and there- 
fore we judge them to be read in Churches by the Ministers, diligently 
and distinctly, that they may be understanded of the people. 


ARTICLES OF RELIGION. 


OF THE NAMES OF THE HOMILIES. 


1. Of the right Use of the Church. | 10. Of the reverend Estimation of 
2. Against Peril of Idolatry. God’s Word. 
3. Of repairing and keeping clean | 11. Of Alms-doing. 
of Churches. 12. Of the Nativity of Christ. 
4. Of good Works: first of Fast- | 13. Of the Passion of Christ. 
ing. 14. Of the Resurrection of Christ. 
5. Against Gluttony and Drunken- | 15. Of the worthy receiving of the 
ness. Sacrament of the Body and 
6. Against Excess of Apparel. Blood of Christ. 
7. Of Prayer. 16. Of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost. 
8. Of the Place and Time of | 17. For the Rogation-days. 
Prayer. 18. Of the State of Matrimony. 
9. That Common Prayers and Sac- | 19. Of Repentance. 
raments ought to be ministered | 20. Against Idleness. 
in a known tongue. 21. Against Rebellion. 





[This Article is received in this Church, so far as it declares the 
Books of Homilies to be an explication of Christian doctrine, and instruc- 
tive in piety and morals. But all references to the constitution and laws 
of England are considered as inapplicable to the circumstances of this 
Church ; which also suspends the order for the reading of said Homilies 
in churches, until a revision of them may be conveniently made, for the 
clearing of them, as well from obsolete words and phrases, as from the 
local references. | 


Arr. XXXVI. Of Consecration of Bishops and Minsters. 


Abe: Book of Consecration of Bishops, and Ordering of Priests and 
Deacons, as set forth by the General Convention of this Church in 
1792, doth contain all things necessary to such Consecration and Order- 
ing; neither hath it any thing that, of itself, is superstitious and ungodly. 


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And, therefore, whosoever are consecrated or ordered according to said 
Form, we decree all such to be rightly, orderly, and lawfully consecrated 
and ordered. 


Art. XXXVII. Of the Power of the Civil Magistrates. 


HE Power of the Civil Magistrate extendeth to all men, as well 

Clergy as Laity, in all things temporal; but hath no authority in 
things purely spiritual. And we hold it to be the duty of all men who 
are professors of the Gospel, to pay respectful obedience to the Civil 
Authority, regularly and legitimately constituted. 


Art. XXXVIII. Of Christian Men’s Goods, which are not common. 


| Bary Riches and Goods of Christians are not common, as touching the 
right, title, and possession of the same; as certain Anabaptists do 
falsely boast. Notwithstanding, every man ought, of such things as he 
possesseth, liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability. 


Art. XXXIX. Of a Christian Man’s Oath. 


A® we confess that vain and rash Swearing is forbidden Christian 
men by our Lord Jesus Christ, and James his Apostle, so we judge, 
that Christian Religion doth not prohibit, but that a man may swear when 
the Magistrate requireth, in a cause of faith and charity, so it be done 
according to the Prophet’s teaching, in justice, judgment, and truth. 








THE FORM AND MANNER OF 


MAKING, ORDAINING, AND CONSECRATING 
BISHOPS, PRIESTS, AND DEACONS; 


ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BISHOPS, 
THE CLERGY, AND LAITY OF SAID CHURCH, IN GENERAL CONVENTION, 
IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1792. 


THE PREFACE. 


FF is evident unto all men, diligently reading Holy Scripture and an- 

cient Authors, that from the Apostles’ time there have been these Or- 
ders of Ministers in Christ’s Church,—Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. 
Which Offices were evermore had in such reverend Estimation, that no 
man might presume to execule any of them, except he were first called, 
tried, examined, and known to have such qualities as are requisite for the 
same; and also by public Prayer, with Imposition of Hands, were ap- 
proved and admitted thereunto by lawful Authority. And therefore, to 
the intent that these Orders may be continued, and reverently used and 
esteemed in this Church, no man shall be accounted or taken to be a law: 


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ful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon, in this Church, or suffered to execute any 
of the said Functions, except he be called, tried, examined, and admitted 
thereunto, according to the Form hereafter following, or hath had Epis- 
copal Consecration or Ordination. 

And none shall be admitted a Deacon, Priest, or Bishop, except he be 
of the age which the Canon in that case provided may require. 

And the Bishop, knowing either by himself, or by sufficient testumony, 
any Person to be a man of virtuous conversation, and without crime ; and, 
after examination and trial, finding him sufficiently instructed in the Holy 
Scripture, and otherwise learned as the Canons require, may, at the 
times appointed, or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other day, in the 
face of the Church, admit him a Deacon, in such manner and form as 
followeth. 





THE 


FORM AND MANNER OF MAKING DEACONS, 


| When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall 
be a Sermon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted 
Deacons ; how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ, and also, how the people ought 
to esteem them in their Office. 


| A Priest shall present unto the Bishop, sitting in his chair near to the Holy Table, such as 
desire to be ordained Deacons, each of them being decently habited, saying these words, 


fg leap: Father in God, I present unto you these persons present, 
to be admitted Deacons. 


The Bishop. 


OP es heed that the persons, whom ye present unto us, be apt and 
meet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise their 
Ministry duly, to the honour of God, and the edifying of his Church. 


The Priest shall answer: 


[ HAVE inquired concerning them, and also examined them, and think 
them so to be. 


| Then the Bishop shall say unto the People : 


RETHREN, if there be any of you who knoweth any Impediment, 

or notable Crime, in any of these persons presented to be ordered 

Deacons, for the which he ought not to be admitted to that Office, let 

him corae forth in the Name of God, and show what the Crime or Im- 
pediment is. 


T And if any great Crime or Impediment be objected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that 
person, until such time as the party accused shall be found clear of that Crime. 


T Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of 
the congregation) shall, with the Clergy and People present, say the Litany. 


I Then shall be said the Service for the ete with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as 
olloweth. 


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The Collect. 


2 aie God, who by thy Divine Providence hast appointed 
divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church, and didst inspire thine 
Apostles to choose into the Order of Deacons the first Martyr Saint 
Stephen, with others; Mercifully behold these thy servants now called 
to the like Office and Administration: so replenish them with the truth 
of thy Doctrine, and adorn them with innocency of life, that, both by 
word and good example, they may faithfully serve thee in this Office, to 
the glory of thy Name, and the edification of thy Church; through the 
merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee 
and the Holy Ghost, now and for ever. Amen. 


The Epistle. 1 Tim. iii. 8. 


Pye se must the Deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not 
given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; holding the mystery 
of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved ; 
then let them use the Office of a Deacon, being found blameless. Even 
so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 
Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and 
their own houses well. For they that have used the Oifice of a Deacon 
well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the 
faith which is in Christ Jesus. 


T Or else this, out of the Sixth Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. 
Acts vi. 2. 


HEN the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and 
said, It is not reason that we should leave the Word of God, and 
serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men 
of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may ap- 
point over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to 
prayer, and to the ministry of the Word. And the saying pleased the 
whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of 
the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, 
and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch; whom they set be- 
fore the Apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on 
them. And the Word of God increased, and the number of the disciples 
multiplied in Jerusalem greatly, and a great company of the Priests were 
obedient to the faith. 


1 Then shall the Bishop examine every one of those who are to be Ordered, in the presence of 
the people, after this manner following. 


iby you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take 
upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the pro- 
moting of his glory, and the edifying of his people ? 

Answer. I trust so. 


The Bishop. 


pD° you think that you are truly called, according to the will of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, and according to the Canons of this Church, to 
the Ministry of the same? 
Answer. I think so. 
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510 THE ORDERING OF DEACONS. 


The Bishop. 


1° you unfeignedly believe all the Canonical Scriptures of the Old 
and New ‘Testament ? 
Answer. I do believe them. 


The Bishop. 


W ILL you diligently read the same unto the people assembled in the 
Church where you shall be appointed to serve t 
Answer. I will. 


The Bishop. 


12 appertaineth to the Office of a Deacon, in the Church where he shall 
be appointed to serve, to assist the Priest in Divine Service, and spe- 
cially when he ministereth the Holy Communion, and to help him in the 
distribution thereof; and to read Holy Scriptures and Homilies in the 
Church ; and to instruct the youth in the Catechism; in the absence of 
the Priest to baptize infants; and to preach, if he be admitted thereto by 
the Bishop. And furthermore, it is his Office, where provision is so made, 
to search for the sick, poor, and impotent people of the Parish, to inti- 
mate their estates, names, and places where they dwell, unto the Curate, 
that by his exhortation they may be relieved with the alms of the Pa- 
rishioners, or others. Will you do this gladly and willingly ? 
Answer. I will so do, by the help of God. 


The Bishop. 
W ILL you apply all your diligence to frame and fashion your own 
lives, and the lives of your families, according to the Doctrine of 
Christ ; and to make both yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, 


wholesome examples of the flock of Christ ? 
Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper. 


The Bishop. 


Witt you reverently obey your Bishop, and other chief Ministers, 

who, according to the Canons of the Church, may have the charge 

and government over you; following with a glad mind and will their 

godly admonitions ? 

Answer. I will endeavour so to do, the Lord being my helper. 
1 Then the Bishop, laying his Hands severally upon the Head of every one of them, humbly 
kneeling before him, shall say, 

S lemera thou Authority to execute the Office of a Deacon in the Church 
of God committed unto thee; In the Name of the Father, and of the 

Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


I Then shall the Bishop deliver to every one of them the New Testament, saying, 


Saas thou Authority to read the Gospel in the Church of God, 
and to preach the same, if thou be thereto licensed by the Bishop 
himself. 


I Then one of them, appointed by the Bishop, shall read the Gospel. 
St. Luke xii. 35. 


1 eee your loins be girded about, and your lights burning ; and ye your- 
selves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he will return 
from the wedding ; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open 


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unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord 
when he cometh shall find watching. Verily I say unto you, that he 
shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come 
forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or 
come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 


I Then shall the Bishop proceed in the Communion ; and all who are Ordered shall tarry, and 
receive the Holy Communion the same day, with the Bishop. 


| The Communion ended, after the last Collect, and immediately before the Benediction, shall 
be said this Collect following. 


LMIGHTY God, giver of all good things, who of thy great good- 
ness hast vouchsafed to accept and take these thy servants unto the 
Office of Deacons in thy Church; Make them, we beseech thee, O Lord, 
to be modest, humble, and constant in their Ministration, to have a ready 
will to observe all spiritual Discipline ; that they having always the tes- 
timony of a good conscience, and continuing ever stable and strong in 
thy Son Christ, may so well behave themselves in this inferior Office, 
that they may be found worthy to be called unto the higher Ministries in 
thy Church; through the same thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, to 
whom be glory and honour, world without end. Amen. 


r i \HE peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 

and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, 
the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you al- 
ways. Amen. 

I And here it must be declared unto the Deacon, that he must continue in that Office of a Dea-~ 
con the space of a whole year, (except for reasonable causes it shall otherwise seem good unto 
the Bishop,) to the intent he may be perfect and well expert in the things appertaining to the 
Ecclesiastical Administration. In executing whereof, if he be found faithful and diligent, 
he may be admitted by his Diocesan to the Order of Priesthood, at the times appointed in the 


Canon ; or else, on urgent occasion, upon some other day, in the face of the Church, in such 
manner and form as hereafter followeth. 


THE 


FORM AND MANNER OF ORDERING PRIESTS. 


| When the day appointed by the Bishop is come, after Morning Prayer is ended, there shall be 
a Sermon, or Exhortation, declaring the Duty and Office of such as come to be admitted 
Priests ; how necessary that Order is in the Church of Christ, and also, how the people 
ought to esteem them in their Office. 


T A Priest shall present unto the Bishop, sitting in his chair near to the Holy Table, all those 
who are to receive the Order of Priesthood that day, each of them being decently habited, and 
shall say, 


A tay ape ey Father in God, I present unto you these persons pres- 
ent, to be admitted to the Order of Priesthood. 


The Bishop. 


ae heed that the persons, whom ye present unto us, be apt and 
meet, for their learning and godly conversation, to exercise theit 
Ministry duly, to the honour of God, and the edifying of his Church. 


512 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 


T The Priest shall answer: 


I HAVE inquired concerning them, and also examined them, and think 
them so to be. 


| Then the Bishop shall say unto the People ; 


GO0P People, these are they whom we purpose, God willing, to re- 
ceive this day unto the holy Office of Priesthood: for after due ex- 
amination, we find not to the contrary, but that they are lawfully called 
to their Function and Ministry, and that they are persons meet for the 
same. But yet, if there be any of you who knoweth any Impediment, 
or notable Crime, in any of them, for the which he ought not to be re- 
ceived into this holy Ministry, let him come forth in the Name of God, ~ 
and show what the Crime or Impediment is. 


7 And if any great Crime or Impediment be objected, the Bishop shall cease from Ordering that 
_ person, until such time as the party accused shall be found clear of that Crime. 


{| Then the Bishop (commending such as shall be found meet to be Ordered, to the Prayers of 
the congregation) shail, with the Clergy and People present, say the Litany, with the Prayers, 
as is before appointed in the Form of Ordering Deacons ; save only, that in the proper Suf- 
frage there added, the word Deacons shall be omitted, and the word Priests inserted instead 
of tt. 


I Then shall be said the Service for the Communion, with the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as 
followeth. 


The Collect. 


ys get sparot cpe God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit 
hast appointed divers Orders of Ministers in the Church; Merci- 
fully behold these thy servants now called to the Office of Priesthood ; 
and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and adorn them 
with innocency of life, that, both by word and good example, they may 
faithfully serve thee in this Office, to the glory of thy Name, and the 
edification of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour Jesus 
Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, world 
without end. Amen. 


The Epistle. Ephes. iv. 7. 


NTO every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of 
the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on 
high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he 
ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts 
of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far 
above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some 
Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors 
and Teachers ; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the Minis- 
try, for the edifying of the Body of Christ : till we all come in the unity 
of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, 
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. 


NT After this shall be read for the Cone part of the ninth Chapter of Saint Matthew, as 
followeth. 


St. Matt. ix. 36. 


Ws Jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on 

them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad as sheep 
having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly 
is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of 
the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. . 


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WT Or else this that followeth, out of the tenth Chapter of Saint John. 
mt. sormn x. 2D: 


Mey verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door 
into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a 
thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the Shepherd 
of the sheep. ‘To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice ; 
and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when 
he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep fol- 
low him; for they know his voice. Anda stranger will they not follow, 
but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers. This 
parable spake Jesus unto them, but they understood not what things they 
were which he spake unto them. ‘Then said Jesus unto them again, 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that 
ever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear 
them. Iam the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, 
and shall go in and out, and find pasture. ‘The thief cometh not but for 
to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: Iam come that they might have 
life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good Shep- 
herd: the good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is 
an hireling, and not the Shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth 
the. wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth 
them, and scattereth the sheep. ‘The hireling fleeth, because he is an 
hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd, and 
know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, 
even so know | the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must 
bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one 
Shepherd. 


I Then the Bishop shall say unto them as followeth. 


ee have heard, Brethren, as well in your private examination, as in 
the exhortation which was now made to you, and in the holy Les- 
sons taken out of the Gospel, and the writings of the Apostles, of what 
dignity, and of how great importance this Office is, whereunto ye are 
called. And now again we exhort you, in the Name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, that ye have in remembrance, into how high a Dignity, and to 
how weighty an Office and Charge ye are called: that is to say, to be 
Messengers, Watchmen, and Stewards of the Lord; to teach, and to 
premonish, to feed and provide for the Lord’s family ; to seek for Christ’s 
sheep that are dispersed abroad, and for his children who are in the midst 
of this naughty world, that they may be saved through Christ for ever. 
Have always therefore printed in your remembrance, how great a 
treasure is committed to your charge. For they are the sheep of Christ, 
which he bought with his death, and for whom he shed his blood. The 
Church and Congregation whom you must serve, is his Spouse, and his 
Body. And if it shall happen that the same Church, or any Member 
thereof, do take any hurt or hindrance by reason of your negligence, ye 
know the greatness of the fault, and also the horrible punishment that 
will ensue. Wherefore consider with yourselves the end of the Ministry 
towards the children of God, towards the Spouse and Body cf Christ ; 
and see that ye never.cease your labour, your care and diligence, until 
ye have done all that lieth in you, according to your bounden duty, to 
bring all such as are or shall be committed to your bag that 


514 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 


agreement in the faith and knowledge of God, and to that ripeness and 
perfectness of age in Christ, that there be no place left among you, 
either for error in religion, or for viciousness in life. 

Forasmuch then as your Office is both of so great excellency, and of 
so great difficulty, ye see with how great care and study ye ought to 
apply yourselves, as well to show yourselves dutiful and thankful unto 
that Lord, who hath placed you in so high a Dignity ; as also to beware 
that neither you yourselves offend, nor be occasion that others offend. 
Howbeit ye cannot have a mind and will thereto of yourselves ; for that 
will and ability is given of God alone: therefore ye ought, and have 
need, to pray earnestly for his Holy Spirit. And seeing that ye cannot 
by any other means compass the doing of so weighty a work, pertaining 
to the salvation of man, but with doctrine and exhortation taken out of 
the Holy Scriptures, and with a life agreeable to the same; consider 
how studious ye ought to be in reading and learning the Scriptures, and 
in framing the manners both of yourselves, and of them that specially 
pertain unto you, according to the rule of the same Scriptures ; and for 
this self-same cause, how ye ought to forsake and set aside, as much as 
ye may, all worldly cares and studies. 

We have good hope that ye have well weighed these things with your- 
selves, long before this time; and that ye have clearly determined, by 
God’s grace, to give yourselves wholly to this Office, whereunto it hath 
pleased God to call you: so that, as much as lieth in you, ye will apply 
yourselves wholly to this one thing, and draw all your cares and studies 
this way ; and that ye will continually pray to God the Father, by the 
Mediation of our only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the heavenly assistance 
of the Holy Ghost; that, by daily reading and weighing the Scriptures, 
ye may wax riper and stronger in your Ministry; and that ye may so 
endeavour yourselves, from time to time, to sanctify the lives of you and 
yours, and to fashion them after the Rule and Doctrine of Christ, that ye 
may be wholesome and godly examples and patterns for the people to 
follow. 

And now, that this present Congregation of Christ may also understand 
your minds and wills in these things, and that this your promise may the 
more move you to do your duties; ye shall answer plainly to these 
things, which we, in the Name of God, and of his Church, shall demand 
of you touching the same. 


—p° you think in your heart, that you are truly called, according to the 
will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and according to the Canons of this 
Church, to the Order and Ministry of Priesthood ? 

Answer. I think it. 


The Bishop. 


Aas you persuaded that the Holy Scriptures contain all Doctrine re- 
quired as necessary for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus 
Christ? And are you determined, out of the said Scriptures to instruct 
the people committed to your charge, and to teach nothing, as necessary 
to eternal salvation, but that which you shall be persuaded may be con- 
eluded and proved by the Scripture ? 

Answer. 1 am so persuaded, and have so determined, by Sod’s 
grace. 


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The Bishop. 


WV ILL you then give your faithful diligence always so to minister 
the Doctrine and Sacraments, and the Discipline of Christ, as the 
Lord hath commanded, and as this Church hath received the same, ac- 
cording to the Commandments of God ; so that you may teach the people 
committed to your Cure and Charge with all diligence to keep and ob- 
serve the same t 
Answer. I will so do, by the help of the Lord. 


The Bishop. 


Lae you be ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive 
away from the Church all erroneous and strange doctrines con- 
trary to God’s Word ; and to use both public and private monitions and 
exhortations, as well to the sick as to the whole, within your Cures, as 
need shall require, and occasion shall be given? 
Answer. I will, the Lord being my helper. 


The Bishop. 


Wet you be diligent in Prayers, and in reading the Holy Scriptures, 
and in such studies as help to the knowledge of the same, laying 
aside the study of the world and the flesh ? 

Answer. I will endeavour so to do, the Lord being my helper: 


The Bishop. 


yee you be diligent to frame and fashion your own selves, and your 
families, according to the Doctrine of Christ; and to make both 
yourselves and them, as much as in you lieth, wholesome examples and 
patterns to the flock of Christ? 

Answer. I will apply myself thereto, the Lord being my helper. 


The Bishop. 


Wet you maintain and set forwards, as much as lieth in you, quiet- 
ness, peace, and love, among all Christian people, and especially 
among them that are or shall be committed to your charge ? 

Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper. 


The Bishop. 


yy you reverently obey your Bishop, and other chief Ministers, 

who, according to the Canons of the Church, may have the charge 

and government over you; following with a glad mind and will their 

godly admonitions, and submitting yourselves to their godly judgments ? 
Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper. 


| Then shall the Bishop, standing up, say, 


A LMIGHTY God, who hath given you this will to do all these things ; 
Grant also unto you strength and power to perform the same ; that 

he may accomplish his work which he hath begun in you; through Je- 

sus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

I After this, the Congregation shall be desired, secretly in their Prayers, to make their humble 


supplications to God for all these things: for the which Prayers there shall be silence kept 
for a space. 


W After which, shall be sung or said by the Bishop, the persons to be ordained Priests all kneel- 
ing, Veni, Creator Spiritus ; the Bishop beginning, and the Priests, and others that are pres- 
ent, answering by verses, as followeth. 


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THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 


Gos Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
And lighten with celestial fire. 

Thou the anointing Spirit art, 

Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. 


Thy blessed Unction from above, 
Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 
Enable with perpetual light 

The dulness of our blinded sight. 


Anoint and cheer our soiled face 

With the abundance of thy grace. 

Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; 
Where thou art guide, no ul can come. 


Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
And thee, of both, to be but One. 
That, through the ages all along, 
This may be our endless song ; 


Praise to thy eternal merit, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 


I Or this. 
Gos Holy Ghost, eternal God, 
Proceeding from above, 
Both from the Father and the Son, 
The God of peace and love ; 


Visit our minds, into our hearts 
Thy heavenly grace inspire ; 
That truth and godliness we may 

Pursue with full desire. 


Thou art the very Comforter 
In grief and all distress ; 

The heavenly gift of God most High; 
No tongue can tt express. 


The fountain and the living spring 
Of joy celestial ; 

The fire so bright, the love so sweet, 
The Unction spiritual. 


Thou in thy gifts art manifold, 
By them Christ’s Church doth stand: 


' In faithful hearts thou writ’st thy law, 


The finger of God’s hand. 


According to thy promise, Lord, 
Thou givest speech with grace ; 

That, through thy help, God’s praises may 
Resound in every place. 


O Holy Ghost, into our minds 
Send down thy heavenly light; 
Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal, 

To serve God day and nght. 


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Our weakness strengthen and confirm, 
(For, Lord, thou know’st us frail ;) 

That neither devil, world, nor flesh, 
Against us may prevail. 


Put back our enemy far from us, 
And help us to obtain 

Peace in our hearts with God and Man, 
(The best, the truest gain ;) 


And grant that thou being, O Lord, 
Our leader and our guide, 

We may escape the snares of sin, 
And never from thee slide. 


, Such measures of thy powerful grace 
Grant, Lord, to us, we pray ; 
That thou may’st be our Comforter 
At the last dreadful day. 


Of strife and of dissension 
Dissolve, O Lord, the bands, 

And knit the knots of peace and love 
Throughout all Christian lands. 


Grant us the grace that we may know 
The Father of all might, 

That we of his beloved Son 
May gain the blissful sight ; 


And that we may with perfect faith 
Kver acknowledge thee, 

The Spirit of Father, and of Son, 
One God in Persons Three. 


To God the Father laud and praise, 
And to his blessed Son, 

And to the Holy Spirit of grace, 
Co-equal Three in One. 


And pray we, that our only Lord 
Would please his Spirit to send 
On all that shall profess his Name, 
From hence to the world’s end. . Amen. 


I That done, the Bishop shall pray in this wise, and say, 
Let us pray. 


pe Rae ae God, and heavenly Father, who, of thine infinite love 
and goodness towards us, hast given to us thy only and most dearly 
beloved Son Jesus Christ, to be our Redeemer, and the Author of ever- 
lasting life ; who, after he had made perfect our redemption by his death, 
and was ascended into heaven, sent abroad into the world his Apostles, 
Prophets, Evangelists, Doctors, and Pastors; by whose labour and min- 
istry he gathered together a great flock in all the parts of the world, to 
set forth the eternal praise of thy holy Name: For these so great bene- 
fits of thy eternal goodness, and for that thou hast vouchsafed to call 


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518 THE ORDERING OF PRIESTS. 


these thy servants here present to the same Office and Ministry, appoint- 
ed for the salvation of mankind, we render unto thee most hearty thanks, 
we praise and worship thee ; and we humbly beseech thee, by the same 
thy blessed Son, to grant unto all, which either here or elsewhere call 
upon thy holy Name, that we may continue to show ourselves thankful — 
unto thee for these and all thy other benefits ; and that we may daily in- 
crease and go forwards in the knowledge and faith of thee and thy Son, 
by the Holy Spirit. So that as well by these thy Ministers, as by them 
over whom they shall be appointed thy Ministers, thy holy Name may be 
for ever glorified, and thy blessed kingdom enlarged; through the same 
thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the 
unity of the same Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen. 

| When this Prayer is done, the Bishop with the Priests present, shall lay their Hands several- 


ly upon the Head of every one that receiveth the Order of Priesthood; the Receivers humbly 
kneeling, and the Bishop saying, .. 


ECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the Office and Work of a Priest in the 
Church of God, now committed unto thee by the Imposition of our 
hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose 
sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful Dispen- 
ser of the Word of God, and of his holy Sacraments; In the Name of 
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 


I Or this. 


 Fisserspe thou Authority to execute the Office of a Priest in the Church 
of God, now committed to thee by the Imposition of our hands. 
And be thou a faithful Dispenser of the Word of God, and of his holy 
Sacraments; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the 
Holy Ghost. Amen. 


T Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them kneeling, the Bible into his hand, saying, 


aese thou Authority to preach the Word of God, and to Minister 
the holy Sacraments in the Congregation, where thou shalt be law- 
fully appointed thereunto. 

T When this is done, the Bishop shall go on in the Service of the Communion, which all they 


who receive Orders shall take together, and remain in the same place where Hands were laid 
upon them, until such time as they have received the Communion. 


I The Communion being done, after the last Collect, and immediately before the Benediction, 
shall be said this Collect. 
OST merciful Father, we beseech thee to send upon these thy ser- 
vants thy heavenly blessing; that they may be clothed with right- 
eousness, and that thy Word spoken by their mouths may have such suc- 
cess, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also, that we may have 
grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out of thy most holy 
Word, or agreeable to the same, as the means of our salvation; that in 
all our words and deeds we may seek thy glory, and the increase of thy 
kingdom ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


A eis? peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always 
Amen. 

| And if, on the same day, the Order of Deacons be given to some, and the Order of Priesthood 


to others ; the Deacons shall be first presented, and then the Priests ; and it shall suffice that 
the Litany be once said for both. The Collects shall both be used; first, that for Deacons 


THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. y. SES 


then that for Priests. The Epistle shall be Ephesians iv. 7 to 13, as before in this Office. 
Immediately after which, they that are to be made Deacons, shall be examined, and Ordained, 
as is above prescribed: Then one of them having read the Gospel, (which shall be either out 
of Saint Matthew ix. 36, as before in this Office; or else Saint Luke x i. 35 to 38, as before 
in the Form for the Ordering of Deacons,) they that are to be made Priests shall likewise be 
examined, and Ordained, as is in this Office before appointed. 


THE FORM OF 


ORDAINING OR CONSECRATING A BISHOP. 


| When all things are duly prepared in the Church, and set in order, after Morning Prayer is 
ended, the Presiding Bishop, or some other Bishop appointed by the Bishops present, shall 
begin the Communion Service, in which this shall be 


The Collect. 


PG aencha ed God, who by thy Son Jesus Christ didst give to thy 
holy Apostles many excellent gifts, and didst charge them to feed 
thy flock; Give grace, we beseech thee, to all Bishops, the Pastors of 
thy Church, that they may diligently preach thy Word, and duly admin- 
ister the godly Discipline thereof; and grant to the people, that they may 
obediently follow the same; that all may receive the crown of everlast- 
ing glory ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
{| And another Bishop shall read the Epistle. 
1 Tim. i. 1. 
yal is a true saying, If a man desire the Office of a Bishop, he 
-L desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the 
husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hos- 
pitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy 
lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ; one that ruleth well his 
own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a 
man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the 
Church of Godt) Nota novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall 
into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must have a good re- 
port of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach, and the snare 
of the devil. 
T Or this. 


For the Epistle. Acts xx. 17. 


ROM Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the Elders of the 
Church. And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye 
know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have 
been with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, 
and with many tears and temptations, which befell me by the lying in 
wait of the Jews: and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto 
you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house 
to house, testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance 
toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. And now behold, 
I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall 


020 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 


befall me there; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, 
saying, That bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things 
move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish 
my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord 
Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I 
know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the Kingdom of 
God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to record this 
day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned 
to declare unto you all the counsel of God. ‘Take heed, therefore, unto 
yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath 
made you Overseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath pur- 
chased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing 
shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also 
of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw 
away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the 
space of three years, I ceased not to warn every one, night and day, 
with tears. And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Wore 
of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance 
among all them which are sanctified. I have coveted no man’s silver, or 
gold, or apparel; yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have minis- 
tered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have 
showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the 
weak ; and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is 
more blessed to give than to receive. 


1 Then another Bishop shall read the Gospel. 
St. John xxi. 15. 


fee saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me 
more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest 
that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him 
again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith 
unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son nf 
Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him 
the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou 
knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. 


J Or this. St. John xx. 19. 


eae same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the 
doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the 
Jews, came Jesus, and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be 
unto you! And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands 
and his side. ‘Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 
Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you! as my Father hath 
sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed 
on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whosesoever 
sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosesover sins ye re- 
tain, they are retained. 


T Or this. St. Matt. xxviii. 18. 


ESUS came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me 
in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, bap- 
tizing them In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 


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Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have com- 
manded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the 
world. 

I After the Gospel and the Sermon are ended, the Elected Bishop, vested with his Rochet, shall be 


presented by two Bishops of this Church unto the Presiding Bishop, or to the Bishop appoint- 
ed, sitting in his chair, near the Holy Table ; the Bishops who present him saying, 


eee END Father in God, we present unto you this godly and 
well-learned man, to be Ordained and Consecrated Bishop. 


W Then shall the Presiding Bishop demand Testimonials of the person presented for Consecra 
tion, and shall cause them to be read. 


T He shall then require of him the following Promise of Conformity to the Doctrine, Discipline, 
and Worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
N the Name of God, Amen. I, N., chosen Bishop of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in NV., do promise conformity and obedience to the 
Doctrine, Discipline, and Worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church 
in the United States of America. So help me God, through Jesus 
Christ. 


I Then the Presiding Bishop shall move the Congregation present to pray, saying thus to them : 


RETHREN, it is written in the Gospel of Saint Luke, That our 
Saviour Christ continued the whole night in prayer, before he chose 
and sent forth his twelve Apostles. It is written also, that the holy 
Apostles prayed before they ordained Matthias to be of the number of the 
Twelve. Let us, therefore, following the example of our Saviour Christ, 
and his Apostles, offer up our prayers to Almighty God, before we admit 
and send forth this person presented unto us, to the work whereunto we 
trust the Holy Ghost hath called him. 


| And then shall be said the Litany ; save only, that after this place, That it may please thee 
to illuminate all Bishops, &c., the proper Suffrage shall be, 


HAT it may please thee to bless this our Brother elected, and to 
send thy grace upon him, that he may duly execute the Office 
whereunto he is called, to the edifying of thy Church, and to the honour, 
praise, and glory of thy Name; 
Answer. We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 


I Then shall be said this Prayer following. 

ren God, giver of all good things, who by thy Holy Spirit 

hast appointed divers Orders of Ministers in thy Church; Merci- 
fully behold this thy servant now,called to the Work and Ministry of a 
Bishop; and so replenish him with the truth of thy Doctrine, and adorn 
him with innocency of life, that both by word and deed, he may faithful- 
ly serve thee in this Office, to the glory of thy Name, and the edifying 
and well-governing of thy Church; through the merits of our Saviour 
Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, 
world without end. Amen. 


Then the Presiding Bishop, sitting in his chair, shall say to him that is to be Consecrated, 


T 

[Bee aN forasmuch as the Holy Scripture and the Ancient Canons 

command, that we should not be hasty in laying on hands, and ad- 
mitting any person to Government in the Church of Christ, which he 
hath purchased with no less price than the effusion of his own blood, 
before we admit you to this Administration, we will examine you in cer- 
tain Articles, to the end that the Congregation present may have a trial, 

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O22 THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS. 


and bear witness, how you are minded to behave yourself in the Church 
of God. 


mo you persuaded that you are truly called to this Ministration, 
according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the order of 
this Church ? 

Answer. I am so persuaded. 

The Presiding Bishop. 
A RE you persuaded that the Holy Scriptures contain all doctrine re- 
- quired as necessary for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus 

Christ? And are you determined out of the same Holy Scriptures to 
instruct the people committed to your charge; and to teach or maintain 
nothing, as necessary to eternal salvation, but that which you shall be 
persuaded may be concluded and proved by the same ? 

Answer. I am so persuaded, and determined, by God’s grace. 


The Presiding Bishop. 
hh parreniee you then faithfully exercise yourself in the Holy Scriptures, 
and call upon God by prayer for the true understanding of the 
same ; so that you may be able by them to teach and exhort with whole- 
some Doctrine, and to withstand and convince the gainsayers ? 
Answer. I will so do, by the help of God. 


The Presiding Bishop. 
ah oftde you ready, with all faithful diligence, to banish and drive away 
from the Church all erroneous and strange doctrine contrary to 
God’s Word ; and both privately and openly to call upon and encourage 
others to the same ? 
Answer. I am ready, the Lord being my helper. 


The Presiding Bishop. 
W ILL you deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and live soberly, 
righteously, and godly in this present world; that you may show 
yourself in all things an example of good works unto others, that the ad- 


versary may be ashamed, having nothing to say against you ? 
Answer. I will so do, the Lord being my helper. 
The Presiding Bishop. 
W ILL you maintain and set forward, as much as shall lie in you, qui- 
etness, love, and peace among all men; and diligently exercise 
such discipline as by the authority of God’s Word, and by the order of 


this Church, is committed to you? 
Answer. I will so do, by the help of God. 


The Presiding Bishop. 


W ILL you be faithful in Ordaining, sending, or laying hands upon 
others ? 
Answer. I will so be, by the help of God. 


The Presiding Bishop. 


W ILL you show yourself gentle, and be merciful for Christ’s sake to 
poor and needy people, and to all strangers destitute of help ? 
Answer. I will so show myself, by God’s help. 


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| Then the Presiding Bishop, standing up, shall say, 
yc otagpes God, our heavenly Father, who hath given you a good 
will to do all these things, Grant also unto you strength and power 
to perform the same ; that, he accomplishing in you the good work which 
he hath begun, you may be found perfect and irreprehensible at the latter 
day ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

1 Then shall the Bishop elect put on the rest of the Episcopal habit ; and, kneeling down, Veni, 
Creator Spiritus shall be said or sung over him; the Presiding Bishop beginning, and the 
Biskops, with others that are present, answering by verses, as followeth. 

Gs Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
And lighten with celestial fire. 

Thou the anointing Spirit art, 

Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. 


Thy blessed Unction from above, 
Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 
Enable with perpetual light 

The dulness of our blinded sight. 


Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
With the abundance of thy grace. 
Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; 
Where thou art guide, no ill can come. 


Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
And thee, of both, to be but One. 
That, through the ages all along, 
This may be our endless song ; 


Praise to thy eternal merit, 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 


WT Or this. 
(OORE: Holy Ghost, eternal God, 
Proceeding trum above, 
Both from the Father and the Son, 
The God of peace and love ; 


Visit our minds, into our hearts 
Thy heavenly grace inspire ; 
That truth and godliness we may 

Pursue with full desire. 


Thou art the very Comforter 
In grief and all distress ; 
The heavenly gift of God most High; 


No tongue can it express ; 


The fountain and the living spring 
Of joy celestial ; 

The fire so bright, the love so sweet, 
The Unction spiritual. 


Thou in thy gifts art manifold, 
By them Christ’s Church doth stand 
In faithful hearts thou writ’st thy law, 
The finger of God's hand. 


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According to thy promise, Lord, 
Thou givest speech with grace ; 

That, through thy help, God’s praises may 
Resound in every place. 


O Holy Ghost, into our minds 
Send down thy heavenly light; 
Kindle our hearts with fervent zeal, 

To serve God day and mght. 


Our weakness strengthen and confirm, 
(For, Lord, thou know’st us frail ;) 

That neither devil, world, nor flesh, 
Against us may prevail. 


Put back our enemy far from us, 
And help us to obtain 

Peace in our hearts with God and Man, 
(The best, the truest gain ;) 


And grant that thou being, O Lord, 
Our leader and our guide, 

We may escape the snares of sin, 
And never from thee slide. 


Such measures of thy powerful grace 
Grant, Lord, to us, we pray ; 

That thou may’st be our Comforter 
At the last dreadful day. 


Of strife and of dissension 
Dissolve, O Lord, the bands, 

And knit the knots of peace and love 
Throughout all Christian lands. 


Grant us the grace that we may know 
The Father of all might, 

That we of his beloved Son 
May gain the blissful sight ; 


And that we may with perfect faith 
Ever acknowledge thee, 

The Spirit of Father, and of Son, 
One God in Persons Three. 


To God the Father laud and praise, 
And to his blessed Son, 

And to the Holy Smrit of grace, 
Co-equal Three in One. 


And pray we, that our only Lord 
Would please his Spirit to send 
On all that shall profess his Name, 
From hence to the world’s end. Amen. 


I That ended, the Presiding Bishop shall say, 


Lord, hear our prayer. 
Answer. And let our cry come unto thee. 


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Let us pray. ° 


ieee God, and most merciful Father, who, of thine infinite 
goodness, hast given thine only and dearly beloved Son Jesus 
Christ, to be our Redeemer, and the Author of everlasting life ; who, 
after that he had made perfect our Redemption by his death, and was 
ascended into heaven, poured down his gifts abundantly upon men, 
making some Apostles, some Prophets, some Evangelists, some Pastors 
and Doctors; to the edifying and making perfect his Church ; Grant, we 
beseech thee, to this thy servant, such grace, that he may evermore be 
ready to spread abroad thy Gospel, the glad tidings of reconciliation with 
thee ; and use the authority given him, not to destruction, but to salva- 
tion; not to hurt, but to help: so that, as a wise and faithful servant, 
giving to thy family their portion in due season, he may at last be re- 
ceived into everlasting joy ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with 
thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, one God, world without 
end. Amen. 


WT Then the Presiding Bishop and Bishops present shall lay their Hands upon the Head of the 
Elected Bishop, kneeling before them, the Presiding Bishop saying, 


Bese the Holy Ghost for the Office and Work of a Bishop in 
the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the Imposition of 
our hands; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. And remember that thou stir up the grace of God, 
which is given thee by this Imposition of our hands: for God hath not 
given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and soberness. 


| Then the Presiding Bishop shall deliver him the Bible, saying, 
IVE heed unto reading, exhortation, and doctrine. Think upon the 
things contained in this Book. Be diligent in them, that the in- 
crease coming thereby may be manifest unto all men; for by so doing 
thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee. Be to the flock of 
Christ a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, devour them not. Hold up 
the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring again the outcasts, 
seek the lost. Be so merciful, that you be not too remiss; so minister 
discipline, that you forget not mercy: that when the Chief Shepherd 
shall appear, you may receive the never-fading crown of glory; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


Then the Presiding Bishop shall proceed in the Communion Service; with whom the new 
Consecrated Bishop, with others, shall also communicate. 


7 And for the last Collect, immediately before the Benediction, shall be said this Prayer. 


14 Psgheal merciful Father, we beseech thee to send down upon this thy 
servant thy heavenly blessing; and so endue him with thy Holy 
Spirit, that he, preaching thy Word, may not only be earnest to reprove, 
beseech, and rebuke, with all patience and doctrine; but also may be to 
such as believe a wholesome example in word, in conversation, in love, 
in faith, in chastity, and in purity ; that, faithfully fulfilling his course, at 
the latter day he may receive the crown of righteousness, laid up by the 
Lord, the righteous Judge, who liveth and reigneth one God with the 
Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. 


Auer peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen. 


526 THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES. 


THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES, 


O GOD the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 
O God the Father of Heaven; have mercy upon us miserable sin- 
ners. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us misera- 
ble sinners. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have mercy upon us misera- 
ble sinners. 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; 
have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son; have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God ; 
have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons and one God; 
have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers ; 
neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare thy 
people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood, and be 
not angry with us for ever. 

Spare us, good Lord. 

From all evil and mischief; from sin; from the crafts and assaults of 
the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting damnation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; 
from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all inordinate and sinful affections ; and from all the deceits of 
the world, the flesh, and the devil, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence, and famine ; 
from battle and murder, and from sudden death, 

Good Lord, delwer us. 

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion; from all false doc- 
trine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy 
Word and Commandment, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy holy Nativity and 
Circumcision ; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by 
thy precious Death and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and As- 
cension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our prosperity ; in the 
hour of death, and in the day of judgment, ° 

Good Lord, deliver us. 


THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES. 527 


We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; and that it 
may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal in the 
right way ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please “thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers 
and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain 
truth ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Dea- 
cons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy Word; and that 
both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it ac- 
cordingly ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless these thy servants, now to be admit- 
ted to the Order of Deacons, [or Priests,] and to pour thy grace upon 
them; that they may duly execute their Office, to the edifying of thy 
Church, and the glory of thy holy Name ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bless and keep all thy people ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us an heart to love and fear thee, and 
diligently to live after thy commandments ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give to all thy people increase of grace to 
hear meekly thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring 
forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have 

erred, and are deceived ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to com- 
fort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up those who fall; and 
finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort, all who are in 
danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, 
all women in the perils of child-birth, all sick persons, and young chil- 
_ dren; and to show thy pity uponall prisoners and captives ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless chil- 
dren, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

‘That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

_ That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slan- 
derers, and to turn their hearts ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly 
fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; 


528 THE LITANY AND SUFFRAGES. 


We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please thee to give us true repentance ; to forgive us all 
our sins, negligences, and ignorances ; and to endue us with the grace 
of thy Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to thy holy Word ; 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. 

Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; 

Grant us thy peace. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; 

Have mercy upon us. 


1 The Bishop may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, We humbly beseech 
thee, O Father, &c. 


O Christ, hear us. 

O Christ, hear us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 


T Then shall the Bishop, and the People with him, say the Lord’s Prayer. 


(aie Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil. Amen. 

Bishop. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. 

Answer. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 


Let us pray. 


O GOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite 
heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful ; Mercifully assist our 
prayers which we make before thee in all our troubles and adversities, 
whensoever they oppress us; and graciously hear us, that those evils 
which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, 
by thy good providence, be brought to nought ; that we thy servants, be- 
ing hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy 
holy Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thy Name’s sake. 


GOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared 
unto us, the noble works that thou didst in their days, and in the old 
time before them. 
O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us for thine honour. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; 
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world 
without end. Amen. 
From our enemies defend us, O Christ. 
Graciously look upon our afflictions. 
With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts. 
Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. 


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Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 

O Son of David, have mercy upon us. 

Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ. 

Graciously hear us, O Christ ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ 


Bishop. O Lord, let thy mercy be showed upon us ; 
Answer. As we do put our trust in thee. 


Let us pray. 


WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our ins 
firmities ; and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those 
evils that we most justly have deserved; and grant, that in all our 
troubles we may put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and 
evermore serve thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour 
and glory ; through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


Here endeth the Litany. 


THE ORDER FOR THE 


ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER, 


OR 


HOLY COMMUNION, 


Ou Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it isin heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen, 


The Collect. 


Race pi God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, 

and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our 

hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love 
thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. 

Amen. 

WT Then shall the Bishop, turning to the People, rehearse distinctly the Ten Commandments ; 
and the People, still kneeling, shall, after every Commandment, ask God mercy for their 
transgressions for the time past, and grace to keep the law for the time to come, as followeth. 

Bishop. 

Go? spake these words, and said; [ am the Lord thy God: Thou 

shalt have none other gods but me. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the 
likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or 
in the Sie under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor 

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30 THE COMMUNION. 


worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the 
sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth genera 
tion of them that hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands in them that 
love me, and keep my commandments. ; 

People. Lord, have merey upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. 'Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: 
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days 
shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh day is 
the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of 
work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy 
maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For 
in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them 
is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh 
day, and hallowed it. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long 
in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. 'Thou shalt do no murder. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. 'Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. Thou shalt not steal. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. 

Bishop. 'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 

People. Lord, have merey upon us, and incline our hearts to keep 
this law. é 

Bishop. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not 
covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor 
his ass, nor any thing that is his. 

People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in 
our hearts, we beseech thee. 

I Then the Bishop may say, 
Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith. 
pROY shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great command- 
ment. And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbour 
as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the 
Prophets. 
Let us pray. 
ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech 
thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in 
the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments; that, 


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through thy n.ost mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be 
preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 
Amen. 

1 Then shall be read the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, as they are appointed. 


|] Then shall be read the Apostles’, or Nicene Creed; unless one of them hath been read im- 
mediately before, in the Morning Service. 


I Then shall the Bishop begin the Offertory, saying one or more of these Sentences following, 
as he thinketh most convenient. 


| Bas’ your light so shine before men, that they may see your good 
4 works, and glorify your Father which isin heaven. St. Matt. v. 16. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth; where moth and rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for 
yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither moth nor rust doth cor- 
rupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. St. Matt. vi. 
19, 20. 

Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, even so do to them: 
for this is the Law and the Prophets. St. Matt. vii. 12. 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
Kingdom of Heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is 
in heaven. St. Matt. vii. 21. 

Zaccheus stood forth, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half 
of my goods I give to the poor; andif I have done any wrong to any 
man, I restore fourfold. St. Luke xix. 8. 

Who goeth a warfare at any time of his own cost? Who planteth a 
vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, 
and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 1 Cor. ix. 7. . 

If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great matter if we 
shall reap your worldly things? 1 Cor. ix. 11. 

Do ye not know, that they who minister about holy things live of the 
sacrifice ; and they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? 
Kiven so hath the Lord also ordained, that they who preach the Gospel 
should live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 13, 14. 

He that soweth little shall reap little ; and he that soweth plenteously 
shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in 
his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful 
giver. 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. 

Let him that is taught in the Word minister unto him that teacheth, in 
all good things. Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever 
a man soweth that shall he reap. Gal. vi. 6, 7. 

While we have time, let us do good unto all men ; and especially unto 
them that are of the household of faith. Gal. vi. 10. 

Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath: for 
we brought nothing into this world, neither may we carry any thing out. 
Lim. vi. 6, 7. 

Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, 
and glad to distribute ; laying up in store for themselves a good founda- 
tion against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life. 1 Tm. 
vin 17,18, 19. 

God is not unrighteous, that he will forget your works, and labour that 
proceedeth of love; which love ye have showed for his Name’s sake, 
who have ministered unto the saints, and yet do minister. Hebd. vi. 10. 

To do good, and to distribute, forget not ; for with such sacrifices God 
is well pleased. Heb. xii. 16. 


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Whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and 
shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in 
himt 1 St. John ui. 17. 

Give alms of thy goods, and never turn thy face from any poor man, 
and then the face of the Lord shall not be turned away from thee. Tobit 
Ave 7's 

Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously ; 
if thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little: for so 
gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity. Tobit iv. 
8, 9. 
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lorn: and look, 
what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again. Prov. xix. 17. 

Blessed be the man that provideth for the sick and needy: the Lorn 
shall deliver him in the time of trouble. Psalm xli. 1. 


1 Whilst these Sentences are in reading, the Deacons, Church-wardens, or other fit persons ap- 
pointed for that purpose, shall receive the Alms for the Poor, and other Devotions of the Peo- 


ple, in a decent Basin to be provided by the Parish for that purpose ; and reverently bring it | 


to the Bishop, who shall humbly present and place it upon the Holy Table. 


‘i And the Bishop shall then place upon the Table so much Bread and Wine as he shall think 
sufficient ; after which, he shall say, 


Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church militant. 
LMIGHTY and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast 


taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for 
all men; We humbly beseech thee most mercifully [*o accept our alms 
and oblations, and] to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy 
Divine Majesty; beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal 
Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord: And grant that all 
those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy 


Word, and live in unity, and godly love. We beseech thee also, so to 


direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may 
truly and impartially administer justice, to the punishment of wickedness 
and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Give 
grace, O heavenly Father, to all Bishops and other Ministers, that they may, 
both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word,. and 
rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. And to all thy people 
give thy heavenly grace ; and especially to this congregation here pzes- 
ent ; that, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear, and re- 
ceive thy holy Word; truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness 
all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy 
goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all those who, in this transi- 
tory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. 
And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life 
in thy faith and fear; beseeching thee to give us grace so to follow their 
good examples, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly 
kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Me- 
diator and Advocate. Amen. 


Wl The Bishop shall then say this Exhortation. 


LB pene beloved in the Lord, ye who mind to come to the Holy 
Communion of the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ, musi 


* If there be no alms or oblations, then shall the words [to accept our alms and oblations, 
and] be deft unsaid. 


we 


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- consider how St. Paul exhorteth all persons diligently to try and exam- 


ine themselves, before they presume to eat of that Bread, and drink of 
that Cup. For as the benefit is great, if with a true penitent heart and 
lively faith we receive that holy Sacrament ; so is the danger great, if 
we receive the same unworthily. Judge therefore yourselves, brethren, 
that ye be not judged of the Lord; repent ye truly for your sins past ; 
have a lively and steadfast faith in Christ our Saviour ; amend your lives, 
and be in perfect charity with all men; so shall ye be meet partakers of 
those holy mysteries. And above all things ye must give most humble 
and hearty thanks to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, for 
the redemption of the world by the death and passion of our Saviour 
Christ, both God and man; who did humble himself, even to the death 
upon the Cross, for us, miserable sinners, who lay in darkness and the 
shadow of-death; that he might make us the children of God, and exalt 
us to everlasting life. And to the end that we should always remember 


the exceeding great love of our Master, and only Saviour, Jesus Christ, 


- thus dying for us, and the innumerable benefits which by his precious 


+4 


blood-shedding he hath obtained for us; he hath instituted and ordained 
holy mysteries, as pledges of his love, and for a continual remembrance 
of his death, to our great and endless comfort. ‘To him therefore, with 
the Father and the Holy Ghost, let us give (as we are most bounden) 
continual thanks ; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleas- 
ure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the 
days of our life. Amen. 


I Then shall the Bishop say to those who come to receive the Holy Communion, 


y= who do truly and earnestly repent you of your sins, and are in 
love and charity with your neighbours, and intend to lead a new 


_ life, following the commandments of God, and walking from henceforth 


in his holy ways; Draw near with faith, and take this holy Sacrament 
to your comfort; and make your humble confession to Almighty God, 
devoutly kneeling. 


| Then shall this general Confession be made, by the Bishop and all those who are minded to 
receive the Holy Communion, humbly kneeling. 


LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all 

-& things, Judge of all men; We acknowledge and bewail our mani- 
fold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously 
have committed, By thought, word, and deed, Against thy Divine Majes- 
ty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do 
earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings ; The 
remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intol- 
erable. Have mercy upon us, Have mercy upon us, most merciful Fa- 


_ ther; For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, Forgive us all that is 


past; And grant that we may ever hereafter Serve and please thee In 
newness of life, ‘lo the honour and glory of thy Name ; Through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 


| Then shall the Bishop stand up, and turning to the People, say, 


Reeeeety God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy 
- hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty re- 
pentance and true faith turn unto him; Have mercy upon you; pardon 
and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all 


goodness ; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 


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| Then shall the Bishop say, 


Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly 
turn to him. 


Ge unto me, all ye that travail and are heavy laden, and I will re- 
fresh you. St. Matt. xi. 28. 


So God loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the 
end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting 
life. St. John iii. 16. 


Hear also what Saint Paul saith. 


This is a true saying, and worthy of all men to be received, That 
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 T2m. i. 15. 


Hear also what Saint John saith. 


If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ 
the righteous ; and he is the Propitiation for our sins. 1 S¢. John ii 
Dees 

TT After which the Bishop shall proceed, saying, 

Lift up your hearts. 

Answer. We lift them up unto the Lord. 

Bishop. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. 

Answer. It is meet and right so to do. 


| Then shall the Bishop turn to the Lord’s Table, and say, 
ii is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all 
times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, [*Holy Fa- 
ther,| Almighty, Everlasting God. 
7 Here shall follow the Proper Preface, according to the time, if there be any specially appoint 
ed; or else immediately shall be saidor sung by the Bishop and People, 
4 pines teomotpan with Angels and Archangels, and with all the com- 
pany of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; ever- 
more praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, 
heaven and earth are full of thy glory: Glory be to thee, O Lord Most 
High. Amen. 


PROPER PREFACES. 


Upon Christmas-day, and seven days after. 


+ pepe einer thou didst give Jesus Christ, thine only Son, to be born 
as at this time for us; who, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, 
was made very man, of the substance of the Virgin Mary his mother ; 
and that without spot of sin, to make us clean from all sin. ‘Therefore 
with Angels, ¢c. 


Upon Kaster-day, and seven days after. 


Bes chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious Resurrection 
of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord: for he is the very Paschal Lamb, 


* These words (Holy Father] must be emitted on Trinity Sunday. 


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which was offered for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who 
by his death hath destroyed death, and, by his rising to life again, hath 
restored to us everlasting life. ‘Therefore with Angels, ¢c. 


Upon Ascension-day, and seven days after. 


ee thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; 
who, after his most glorious Resurrection, manifestly appeared to all 
his Apostles, and in their sight ascended up into heaven, to prepare a 
place for us; that where he is, thither we might also ascend, and reign 
with him in glory. Therefore with Angels, gc. 


Upon Whit-Sunday, and six days after. 


i ee Jesus Christ our Lord; according to whose most true 
promise, the Holy Ghost.came down as at this time from heaven, 
with a sudden great sound, as it had been a mighty wind, in the likeness 
of fiery tongues, lighting upon the Apostles, to teach them, and to lead 
them to all truth; giving them both the gift of divers languages, and also 
boldness with fervent zeal constantly to preach the Gospel unto all na- 
tions ; whereby we have been brought out of darkness and error into the 
clear light and true knowledge of thee, and of thy Son Jesus Christ. 
Therefore with Angels, &c. 


Upon the Feast of Trinity only, may be said, 


WHO art one God, one Lord ; not one only Person, but three Persons 
in one Substance. For that which we believe of the glory of the 
Father, the same we believe of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, without 
any difference or inequality. Therefore with Angels, gc. 


JI Or else this may be said, the words Holy Father being retained in the introductory Address. 


OR the precious death and merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, 
and for the sending to us of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter ; who 
are one with thee in thy Eternal Gedhead. Therefore with An- 


gels, &c. 


II Then shall the Bishop, kneeling down at the Lord’s Table, say, in the name of all those who 
shall receive the Communion, this Prayer following. 


WE do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trust- 
ing in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mer- 
cies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy 
Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have 
mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy 
dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies 
may be made clean by his body, and our souls washed through his most 
precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. 
Amen. 

| When the Bishop, standing before the Table, hath so ordered the Bread and Wine, that he 


may with the more readiness and decency break the Bread before the People, and take the 
Cup into his hands, he shall say the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth. 


LL glory be to thee Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that 
thou, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ 

to suffer death upon the Cross for our redemption; who made there (by 
his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient 
sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and 


—o 


536 THE COMMUNION. 

did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to 
continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious 
death and sacrifice, until his coming again: For in the 
night in which he was betrayed, (a) he took Bread ; 
and when he had given thanks, (4) he brake it, and 
gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat, (c) this is 
my Body, which is given for you; do this in remem- 
brance of me. Likewise, after supper, (d) he took 
the Cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it 
to them, saying, Drink ye all of this; for (e) this is 
my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for 
you, and for many, for the remission of sins ; do this, 


(a) Here the Bishop 
zs to take the Paten into 
his hands. ’ 


(b) And here to break 
the Bread. 


(c) And here to lay 
his hand upon ali the 
Bread. 


(d) Here he is to take 
the Cup into his hand. 


(e) And here he ts te 
lay his hand upon every 
vessel, in which there is 
any Wine to be conse- 
crated. 


as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. 
Rae Ob, O Lord and heavenly Father, according uid 
to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Sa- sox enktes 
viour Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here 
before thy Divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer 
unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having 
in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resur-' 
rection and glorious ascension ; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks 
for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same. And we 
most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; 
and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sane- 7% 7neeeation. 
tify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of 
bread and wine ; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Sa- 
viour Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death and 
passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we 
earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our 
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; most humbly beseeching thee to 
grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through 
faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission 
of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and 
present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves. our souls and bodies, to be a reason- 
able, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee ; humbly beseeching thee, that 
we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may 
worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus 
Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one 
body with him, that he may dwell in them, and they in him. And al- 
though we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee 
any sacrifice ; yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and 
service ; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offences, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the 
Holy Ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, 
world without end. Amen. . 


I Here shall be sung a Hymn, or part of a a from the Selection for the Feasts and 
Fasts, &c. 


1 Then shall the Bishop first receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and proceed te 
deliver the same to the Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, in like manner, and after that, to the 
People also in order, into their hands, all devoutly kneeling. And when he delivereth the 
Bread, he shall say, 


f Pat Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was given for thee, pre- 
serve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. ‘Take and eat this in 


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remembrance that Christ died for thee, and feed on him in thy heart by 
faith, with thanksgiving. 


W And the Bishop, delivering the Cup, shall say, 


HE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for thee, pri 
serve thy body and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in remem- 
brance that Christ’s Blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. 
T If the consecrated Bread or Wine be spent before all have communicated, the Bishop is to 


consecrate more, according to the Form before prescribed ; beginning at—All\ glory be to thee, 
Almighty God—and ending with these words—partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. 


| When all have communicated, the Bishop shall return to the Lord’s Table, and reverently 
place upon it what remaineth of the consecrated Elements, covering the same with a fair linen 
cloth. 


WT Then shall the Bishop say the Lord’s Prayer, the People repeating after him every Petition. 


uk Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy king- 
dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. . 


I After which shall be said as followeth. 


ma eg tes and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee, for 
-4. that thou dost vouchsafe to feed us who have duly received these 
holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and 
Blood of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby 
of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are very members 
incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, which is the blessed com- 
pany of all faithful people ; and are also heirs throngh hope of thy ever- 
lasting kingdom, by the merits of the most precious death and passion of 
thy dear Son. And we most humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, 
so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellow- 
ship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk 
in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy 
Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. 
7 Then shall be said or sung, all standing, Gloria in excelsis ; or some proper Hymn from the 
Selection. 
LORY beto God on high, and on earth peace, good-will towards 
men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify 
thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly 
‘King, God the Father Almighty. 

O Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of 
God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have 
mercy upon us. ‘Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have 
mercy upon us. ‘Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive 
our prayer. ‘Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have 
mercy upon us. 

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, 
with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. 
Amen. 


T Then the Bishop shall let them depart with this Blessing. 


4 eri peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 
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.038 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. 


Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son 
and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. Amen 
| If any of the consecrated Bread and Wine remain after the Communion, tt shall not be 


carried out of the Church; but the Bishop and other Communicants shall, immediately ufter 
the Blessing, reverently eat and drink the same. 


Here endeth the Order for the Administration of the Holy Communion. 





THE FORM OF 


CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL; 


ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE BISHOPS, 
THE CLERGY, AND LAITY OF SAID CHURCH, IN GENERAL CONVENTION, 
IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, A. D. 1799. 


‘ The Bishop is to be received at the entrance of the Church, or Chapel, by the Church-wardens 
and Vestrymen, or some other persons appointed for that purpose. The Bishop and the 
Clergy who are present shall go up the aisle of the Church, or Chapel, to the Communion 
Table, repeating the Twenty-fourth Psalm alternately, the Bishop one verse and the Clergy 
another. 


Psalm xxiv. 
HE earth is the Lorp’s, and all that therein is ; the compass of the 
world, and they that dwell therein. 

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the 
floods. 

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lorp? or who shall rise up in 
his holy place 2 

4 Kven he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; and that hath not 
lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lorp, and righteousness 
from the God of his salvation. 

6 This is the generation of them that seek him; even of them that 
seek thy face, O Jacob. 

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting 
doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. 

8 Who is the King of glory? It is the Lorp strong and mighty, even 
the Lorp mighty in battle. 

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting 
doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 

10 Who is the King of glory? Even the Lorp of hosts, he is the 
King of glory. . 
WT The Bishop shall go within the rails, with such of the Clergy as can be there accommodated. 

The Bishop, sitting in his chair, shall have the instruments of donation and endowment, if 


there be any, presented to him; and then standing up, and turning to the Congregation, 
shall say, 


EARLY beloved in the Lord; forasmuch as devout and holy men, 
as well under the Law as under the Gospel, moved either by the 
express command of God, or by the secret inspiration of the blessed 


CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. 539 


Spirit, and acting agreeably to their own reason and sense of the natural 
decency of things, have erected houses for the public worship of God, 
and separated them from all unhallowed, worldly, and common uses, in 
order to fill men’s minds with greater reverence for his glorious Majesty, 
and affect their hearts with more devotion and humility in his service ; 
which pious works have been approved of and graciously accepted by our 
heavenly Father: Let us not doubt but that he will also favourably ap- 
prove our godly purpose of setting apart this place in solemn manner, 
for the performance of the several offices of religious worship, and let 
us faithfully and devoutly beg his blessing on this our undertaking. 


TI Then the Bishop, kneeling, shall say the following Prayer. 


O ETERNAL God, mighty in power, and of majesty incomprehensi- 
ble, whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain, much less the 
walls of temples made with hands; and who yet hast been graciously 
pleased to promise thy especial presence, wherever two or three of thy 
faithful servants shall assemble in thy Name, to offer up their praises 
and supplications unto thee ; Vouchsafe, O Lord, to be present with us, 
who are here gathered together with all humility and readiness of heart, 
to consecrate this place to the honour of thy great Name ; separating it 
henceforth from all unhallowed, ordinary, and common uses; and dedi- 
cating it to thy service, for reading thy holy Word, for celebrating thy 
holy Sacraments, for offering to thy glorious Majesty the sacrifices of 
prayer and thanksgiving, for blessing thy people in thy Name, and for 
the performance of all other holy offices: accept, O Lord, this service at 
our hands, and bless it with such success as may tend most to thy glory, 
and the furtherance of our happiness both temporal and spiritual ; through 
Jesus Christ our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 


Ui After this the Bishop shall stand up, and turning his face towards the Congregation, shall 
say, 
cere O Lord, the supplications of thy servants, and grant that 
whosoever shall be dedicated to thee in this house by Baptism, may 
be sanctified by the Holy Ghost, delivered from thy wrath and eternal 
death, and received as a living member of Christ’s Church, and may ever 
remain in the number of thy faithful children. Amen. 


Grant, O Lord, that they who at this place shall in their own persons 
renew the promises and vows which they made, or which were made for 
them by their sureties at their Baptism, and thereupon shall be Confirmed 
by the Bishop, may receive such a measure of thy Holy Spirit, that they 
may be enabled faithfully to fulfil the same, and grow in grace unto their 
lives’ end. Amen. 


Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall receive in this place the blessed 
Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, may come to that holy 
ordinance with faith, charity, and true repentance ; and being filled with 
thy grace and heavenly benediction, may, to their great and endless 
comfort, obtain remission of their sins, and all other benefits of his 
passion. Amen. 


Grant, O Lord, that by thy holy Word which shall be read and preached 
in this place, and by thy Holy Spirit grafting it inwardly in the heart, 
the hearers thereof may both perceive and know what things they ought 
to do, and may have power and strength to fulfil the same. Amen. 


540 CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH OR CHAPEL. 


Grant, O Lord, that whosoever shall Le joined together in this place 
in the holy estate of Matrimony, may faithfully perform and keep the 
vow and covenant between them made, and may remain in perfect love 
together unto their lives’ end. Amen. 


Grant, we beseech thee, blessed Lord, that whosoever shall draw near 
to thee in this place, to give thee thanks for the benefits which they 
have received at thy hands, to set forth thy most worthy praise, to con- 
fess their sins unto thee, and to ask such things as are requisite and 
necessary, as well for the body as for the soul, may do it with such 
steadiness of faith, and with such seriousness, affection, and devotion of 
mind, that thou mayest accept their bounden duty and service, and 
vouchsafe to give whatever in thy infinite wisdom thou shalt see to be 
most expedient for them: All which we beg for Jesus Christ’s sake, our 
most blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen. 

I Then, the Bishop sitting in his chair, the Sentence of Consecration is to be read by some 


person appointed by him, and then laid by him upon the Communion Table; after which, the 
Bishop shall say, 


tO reuriiabome be thy Name, O Lord, that it hath pleased thee to put it 
into the hearts of thy servants to appropriate and devote this house 
to thy honour and worship; and grant that all who shall enjoy the bene- 
fit of this pious work, may show forth their thankfulness, by making a 
right use of it, to the glory of thy blessed Name; through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 


| After this, the Minister appointed is to read the service for the day. 


PROPER PSALMS. 
Psalm \xxxiv. Psalm exxii. Psalm exxxii. 


PROPER LESSONS. 


First. 1 Kings, chap. vill. verse 22 to verse 63. 
Seconp. Heb. chap. x. verse 19 to verse 26. 


{| Morning Prayer being ended, there shall be sung from the Book of Psalms, in Metre, 
Psalm xxvi. verses 6, 7, 8, with the Gloria Patri. 


1 The Bishop shall then proceed to the Communion Service. The following shall be the 
Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, for the occasion. 


The Collect. 


O MOST glorious Lord, we acknowledge that we are not worthy to 
offer unto thee any thing belonging unto us; yet we beseech thee, in 
thy great goodness, graciously to accept the Dedication of this place to 
thy service, and to prosper this our undertaking ; receive the prayers 
and intercessions of all those thy servants who shall call upon thee in 
this house ; and give them grace to prepare their hearts to serve thee 
with reverence and godly fear; affect them with an awful apprehension 
of thy Divine Majesty, and a deep sense of their own unworthiness ; 
that so approaching thy sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, and com- 
ing before thee with clean thoughts and pure hearts, with bodies unde- 
filed, and minds sanctified, they may always perform a service accept- 
able to thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 


The Episile. 2 Cor. vi. verse 14 to verse 17. 


Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fel- 
lowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what come 


OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. a. 


munion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with 
Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? and what 
agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple 
of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in 
them ; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 


The Gospel. St. John ii. verse 13. 


ND the Jews’ Passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusa- 
lem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and 
doves, and the changers of money sitting: and when he had made a 
scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the 
sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and over- 
threw the tables; and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things 
hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. And his 
disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath 
eaten me up. 
1 Then shall be said or sung the Hundredth Psalm. 
| Here shall follow the Sermon. 


N The Sermon being ended, the Bishop shall proceed in the Service for the Communion, if it ts 
to be administered at that time. 


| After the Communion, or, if it ts not administered at that time, after the Sermon, and imme- 
diately before the final Blessing, the Bishop shall say the following Prayer 


d ie arencdomsant be thy Name, O Lord God, for that it hath pleased thee 
to have thy habitation among the sons of men, and to dwell in the 
midst of the assembly of the saints upon the earth; bless, we beseech 
thee, the religious performance of this day, and grant that in this place 
now set apart to thy service, thy holy Name may be worshipped in 


truth and purity through all generations ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen. 


2 eae peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts 
and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord: And the Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the 
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with you always. 
Amen. 








AN OFFICE OF 


INSTITUTION OF MINISTERS 


; INTO PARISHES OR CHURCHES. 

. 

PRESCRIBED BY THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED 

_ STATES OF AMERICA; ESTABLISHED IN GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE 
BISHOPS, THE CLERGY, AND LAITY, 1804; AND SET FORTH WITH ALTER. 
ATIONS, IN GENERAL CONVENTION, 1808. 


WT The Bishop having received due Notice of the Election of a Minister into a Parish or 
Churth, as prescribed by the Canon, concerning “ the Election and Institution of Ministers,’’ 
and being satisfied that the “person chosen is a qualified Minister of this Church,” mag 
transmit the following Letter of Institution, for the proposed Rector, or Assistant Minister, 
to one of his Presbyters, whom he may appoint as the Institutor. 


24 


Assistant Minister, as the case may be| of 


942 OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. 


1 In any Diocese, the concluding Paragraph in the Letter of Institution may be omitted, where 
at interferes with the Usages, Laws, or Charters of the Church in the same. 


To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B., Presbyter, Greeting. 


We do by these Presents give and grant unto you, in whose 
Learning, Diligence, sound Doctrine, and Prudence, we 
do fully confide, our License and Authority to perform the Office of a 
Priest, in the Parish [or Church] of #. And also hereby do 
institute you into said Parish, [ov Church,] possessed of full 
power to perform every Act of sacerdotal Function among the People 
of the same; you continuing in communion with us, and complying with 
the rubrics and canons of the Church, and with such lawful directions as 
you shall at any time receive from us. 

And as a canonically instituted Priest into the Office of Rector [or As- 
sistant Minister, as the case may be] of ——-————— Parish, [or Church,] 
you are faithfully to feed that portion of the flock of Christ which is now 
intrusted to you; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually bearing in 
mind that you are accountable to us here, and to the Chief Bishop and 
Sovereign Judge of all hereafter. 

And as the Lord hath ordained that they who serve at the altar should 
live of the things belonging to the altar; so we authorize you to claim 
and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities appertaining to your cure, un- 
til some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in the con- 
gregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, and 
dissolution of all sacerdotal relation, between you and them: of all which 
you will give us due notice: and in case of any difference between you 
and your congregation, as to a separation and dissolution of all sacerdo- 
tal connection between you and them, we, your Bishop, with the advice 
of our Presbyters, are to be the ultimate arbiter and judge. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto affixed our episcopal seal and 
signature, at ————, this ———— day of ————, A. D. ——— and in 
the ———— year of our consecration. 


Sigilum. 


Signat. 





| In the case of & Minister to be instituted in a State or Diocese in which there is no Bishop, 
the Clerical Members of the Standing Committee shall send the following Letter of Institu- 
tion, for the proposed Minister, to the Presbyter whom they may appoint as Institutor. 


To our well-beloved in Christ, A. B., Presbyter, Greeting. 


WE do by these Presents authorize and empower you to ex- .. r» 
ercise the Office of a Priest in the Parish [or Church] of ation. 
&. And by virtue of the power vested in us, do institute you into said 
Parish, [or Church,] possessed of full power to perform every Act of 
sacerdotal Function among the People of the same ; you complying with 
the rubrics and canons of the Church. , 
And as a canonically instituted Priest into the Office of Rector [or 
a Parish, [oer 
Church,] you are to feed that portion of the flock of Christ which is now 
intrusted to you; not as a man-pleaser, but as continually bearing in 
mind that you are.accountable to the Ecclesiastical Authority of the 
Church here, and to the Chief Bishop and Sovereign Judge of all here- 
after. 
And as the Lord hath ordained that they who serve at the altar should 





OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. 043 
live of the things belonging to the altar ; so you have our authority to 
claim and enjoy all the accustomed temporalities appertaining to your 
cure, until some urgent reason or reasons occasion a wish in you, or in 
the congregation committed to your charge, to bring about a separation, 
and dissolution of all sacerdotal connection, between you and them: of 
all which you will give us due notice: and in case of any difference be- 
tween you and your congregation, as to a separation, and dissolution of 
all sacerdotal connection between you and them, the Ecclesiastical Au- 
thority of the Church in this Diocese (taking the advice and aid of a 
Bishop) shall be the ultimate arbiter and judge. 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 
day of , in the year " 











1] The day being appointed for the new Incumbent’s Institution, at the usual hour of Morning 
Prayer, the Institutor, attended by the new Incumbent, and one or more Presbyters appointed 
by the Bishop (or, where there is no Bishop, by the Clerical Members of the Standing Com- 
mittee) for that purpose, shall enter the Church. Then, all the Clergy present standing 
without the rails of the Altar, except the officiating Priest, who shall go into the Desk; the 
Wardens (or, in case of their necessary absence, two members of the Vestry) standing on the 
right and left of the Altar, without the rails ; the Senior Warden (or the member of the 
Vestry supplying his place) holding the keys of the Church in his hand, in open view, the 
officiating Priest shall read Morning Prayer. 


PROPER PSALMS. 


Psalm exxii. Psalm cxxxii. Psalm cxxxiii. 
PROPER LESSONS. 
First. zek. chap. Xxxiil. verse 1 to verse 10. 


Seconp. St. John chap. x. verse 1 to verse 19. 


| Morning Prayer ended, the Priest who acts as the Institutor, standing within the rails of 
the Altar, shall say, 

EARLY beloved in the Lord, we have assembled for the purpose of 

instituting the Rev. A. B. into this Parish, [o7 Church,] as Priest 

and Rector [or Assistant Minister] of the same; and we are possessed 

of your vote that he has been so elected ; as also of the prescribed Letter 

of Institution. But if any of you can show just cause why he may not 

be instituted, we proceed no further, because we would not that an un- 
worthy person should minister among you. 


| If any oljection be offered, the Priest who acts as the Institutor shall judge whether it afford 
just cause to suspend the Service. 


| No objection being offered, or the Priest who acts as the Institutor choosing to go on with the 
Service, he shall next read the Letter of Institution. 


I And then shall the Senior Warden (or the Member of the Vestry supplying his place) present 
the keys of the Church to the new Incumbent, saying, 


N the name and behalf of Parish [or Church] I do receive and 

acknowledge you, the Rev. A. B., as Priest and Rector [or Assistant 

Minister] of the same; and in token thereof, give into your hands the 
keys of this Church. 





; I Then the new Incumbent shall say, 
I A. B., receive these keys of the House of God at your hands, as the 
9 pledges of my Institution, and of your parochial recognition, and 


promise to be a faithful Shepherd over you, In the Name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 


| Here the Instituting Minister shall begin the Office. 
Minister. The Lord be with vou. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 


544 OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. 


Let us pray. 


‘Dee us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favour 
and further us with thy continual help, that in all our works begun, 
continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally 
by thy mercy obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who hath taught us to pray unto thee, O Almighty Father, in his prevail- 
ing Name and words, 


Gye Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. ‘Thy king- 

dom come. ‘Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give 

us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we for- 
give those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 

But deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 

the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 

WT Then shall the Priest who acts as the Institutor receive the Incumbent within the rails of the 
Altar, and present him the Bible, Book of Common Prayer, and Books of Canons of the 
General and State Convention, saying as follows. 

ECEIVE these Books; and let them be the rule of thy conduct in 
dispensing the divine Word, in leading the Devotions of the people, 
and in exercising the Discipline of the Church; and be thou in all things 

a pattern to the flock committed to thy care. 


1 Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem. 
Laudate Nomen. 


PRAISE the Lorp, laud ye the Name of the Lorn; praise it, O ye 
servants of the Lorp. Psalm exxxv. verse 1. 

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lorp, in the courts of the house 
of our God. Verse 2. 

3 O praise the Lorp, for the Lorp is gracious; O sing praises unto 
his Name, for it islovely. Verse 3. 

4 The Lorp is gracious and merciful; long-suffering, and of great 
goodness. Psalm exlv. verse 8. 

5 'The Lorp is loving unto every man; and his mercy is over all his 
works. Verse 9. 

6 All thy works praise thee, O Lorp ; and thy saints give thanks unto 
thee. Verse 10. 

7 The Lorp doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts 
of Israel. Psalm exlvii. verse 2. 

8 He healeth those that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to 
heal their sickness. Verse 3. 

9 The Lorn’s delight is in them that fear him, and put their trust in 
his mercy. Verse 11. 

10 Praise the Lorp, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion. Verse 12. 

11 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy 
children within thee. Verse 13. 

12 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the flour of 
wheat. Verse 14. 

13 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation: Gop is 
the Lord, by whom we escape death. Psalm Ixviii. verse 20. 

14 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: even the God of 
Israel, he will give strength and power unto his people. Blessed be 
God. Verse 35. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 


OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. 545 


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without 
end. 

Minister. The Law was given by Moses ; 

People. But Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ : 

Minister and People. Who is God over all, blessed for evermore. 
Amen. 


Let us pray. 


Mest gracious God, the Giver of all good and perfect gifts, who of 
thy wise providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church; 
Give thy grace, we beseech thee, to thy servant, to whom the charge of 
this Congregation is now committed ; and so replenish him with the truth 
of thy doctrine, and endue him with innocency of life, that he may faith- 
fully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit 
of thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Re- 
deemer. Amen. 


O HOLY Jesus, who hast purchased to thyself an universal Church, 
and hast promised to be with the Ministers of Apostolic Succession 
to the end of the world; Be graciously pleased to bless the ministry and 
service of him who is now appointed to offer the sacrifices of prayer and 
praise to thee in this house, which is called by thy Name. May the 
words of his mouth, and the meditation of his heart, be always acceptable 
in thy sight, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer. Amen. 


QO GOD, Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of the Faithful, visit, we pray thee, 
this Congregation with thy love and favour; enlighten their minds 
more and more with the light of the everlasting Gospel; graft in their 
hearts a love of the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them 
with all goodness; and of thy great mercy keep them in the same, O 
blessed Spirit, whom, with the Father and the Son together, we wor- 
ship and glorify as one God, world without end. Amen. 


Benediction. 


| pete God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus 
Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the 
everlasting covenant; Make you perfect in every good work to do his 
will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight; through 
Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 


] Then shall the Instituted Minister kneel at the Altar, to present his supplication for himself, 
in this form. 


QO LORD my God! [am not worthy that thou shouldest come under 
my roof; yet thou hast honoured thy servant with appointing him to 
stand in thy House, and to serve at thy holy Altar. To thee and to thy 
service I devote myself, soul, body, and spirit,—with all their powers 
and faculties. Fill my memory with the words of thy Law; enlighten 
my understanding with the illumination of the Holy Ghost ; and may all 
the wishes and desires of my will centre in what thou hast commanded. 
And, to make me instrumental in promoting the salvation of the people 
now committed to my charge, grant that I may faithfully administer thy 
holy Sacraments, and by my life and doctrine set forth thy true and live- 
ly Word. Be ever with me in the performance of all the duties of my 
ministry ; in prayer, to quicken my devotion; in praises, to heighten my 
love and gratitude ; and in preaching, to give a readiness of thought and 
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546 OFFICE OF INSTITUTION. 


expression suitable to the clearness and excellency of thy holy Word. 
Grant this for the sake of Jesus Christ thy Son our Saviour 


WT The Instituted Minister, standing up, shall say, 


The Lord be with you. 
Answer. And with thy spirit. 


Let us pray. 


O ALMIGHTY God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation 
of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief 
Corner-Stone ; Grant that, by the operation of the Holy Ghost, all Chris- 
tians may be so joined together in unity of spirit, and in the bond of peace, 
that they may be an holy temple acceptable unto thee. And especially 
to this Congregation present, give the abundance of thy grace; that with 
one heart they may desire the prosperity of thy holy Apostolic Church, 
and with one mouth may profess the faith once delivered to the Saints. 
Defend them from the sins of heresy and schism: let not the foot of 
pride come nigh to hurt them, nor the hand of the ungodly to cast them 
down. And grant that the course of this world may be so peaceably 
ordered by thy governance, that thy Church may joyfully serve thee in 
all godly quietness; that so they may walk in the ways of truth and 
peace, and at last be numbered with thy Saints in glory everlasting ; 
through thy merits, O blessed Jesus, thou gracious Bishop and Shepherd 
of our souls, who art with the Father and the Holy Ghost one God, world 
without end. Amen. 
| Then shall follow the Sermon: and after that the Instituted Minister shall proceed to the 
Communion Service, and to administer the holy Eucharist to his Congregation ; and after 


the Benediction, (which he shall always pronounce,) the Wardens, Vestry, and others, shalt 
salute and welcome him, bidding him God speed. 


T When the Bishop of the Diocese is present at the Institution of a Minister, he shall make te 
him theaddress prescribed in this Office in the form of a letter; and may perform such other 
duties herein assigned the Instituting Minister as he may choose. 


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SELECTIONS 


FROM THE 


PSALMS OF DAVID 


IN METRE; 


WITH 


| el Ha 


SUITED TO THE 


FEASTS AND FASTS OF THE CHURCH, 


AND OTHER 


OCCASIONS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. 


NEW YORK: 
D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
GEORGE S APPLETON, 164 CHESNUT-ST. 


Mnpccd L, 


. BY te Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Provestant Episcopal Church in 

the United States of America, in Convention, this twenty-ninth day of October, 
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two ; this book of 
Psalms in Metre, selected from the Psalms of David, with Hymns, is set forth, 
and allowed to be sung in all congregations of the said Church, before and after 


Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion 
of the Minister. 


“© And it shall be the duty of every Minister of any church, either by standing direc- 
tions, or from time to time, to appoint the portions of Psalms which are to be sung.” 


“© And further, it shall be the duty of every Minister, with such assistance as he 


can obtain from persons skilled in music, io give order concerning the tunes to be’ 


sung at any time in his church ; and especially, it shall be his duty to suppress all 
light and unseemly music, and all indecency and irreverence in the performance, by 
which vain and ungodly persons profane the service of the Sanctuary.” 


© SELECTIONS 


FROM THE PSALMS OF DAVID IN METRE. 


SELECTION 1. C.M. 


From the i. Psalm of David. 


How blest is he, who ne’er consents 
By ill advice to walk, 
Nor stands in sinners’ ways, nor sits 
Where men profanely talk ; 


2 But makes the perfect law of God 
His business and delight ; 
Devoutly reads therein by day, 
And meditates by night. 


3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams, 
With timely fruit does bend, 
He still shall flourish, and success 
All his designs attend. - 


4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, 
No lasting root shall find ; 
Untimely blasted, and dispersed 
Like chaff before the wind. 


5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb 
Before their Judge’s face: 
No formal hypocrite shall then 


Among the saints have place. 


6 For God approves the just man’s ways ; 
To happiness they tend: 
But sinners, and the paths they tread, 


Shall both in ruin end. 


SELECTION 2. C.M. 


From the ii. Psalm of David. 


([SHUS God declares his sovereign will: 
“The King that I ordain, 
Whose throne is fix’d on Sion’s hill, 
Shall there securely reign.” 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


2 Attend, O earth, whilst I declare 
God’s uncontroll’d decree : 
“Thou art my Son, this day my heir 
Have I begotten thee. 


3 “Ask, and receive thy full demands ; 
Thine shall the heathen be ; 

The utmost limits of the lands 
Shall be possess’d by thee.” ‘ 


4 Learn then, ye princes; and give ear, 
Ye judges of the earth ; 
Worship the Lord with holy fear ; 


Rejoice with awful mirth. 


5 Appease the Son with due respect, 
Your timely homage pay: 
Lest he revenge the bold neglect, 
Incensed by your delay. 


6 If but in part his anger rise, 
Who can endure the flame ! 
Then blest are they, whose hope relies 
On his most holy Name. 


SELECTION 3. C.M. 


From the iii. Psalm of David. 


r[HOU, gracious God, art my defence ; 
On thee my hopes rely : 
Thou art my glory, and shalt yet 
Lift up my head on high. 


2 Since whensoe’er, in my distress, 
To God I made my prayer, 

He heard me from his holy hill ; 
Why should I now despair? 


3 Guarded by him, I lay me down 
My sweet repose to take ; 
For I through him securely sleep, 
Through him in safety wake 


4 Salvation to the Lord belongs ; 
He only can defend ; 
His blessing he extends to all 
That on his power depend. 


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SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


SELECTION 4. C.M. 


From the iv. Psalm of David. 


CONSIDER that the righteous map 
Is God’s peculiar choice ; 
And when to him I make my prayer, 
He always hears my voice. 


2 Then stand in awe of his commands, 
Flee every thing that’s ill ; 

Commune in private with your hearts, 
And bend them to his will. 


3 The sacrifice of righteousness 
Present to God on high ; 
And let your hope, securely fix’d, 


On him alone rely 


4 While worldly minds impatient grow 
More prosperous times to see, 
Still let the glories of thy face 
Shine brightly, Lord, on me. 


5 So shall my heart o’erflow with joy, 
More lasting and more true 
Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine 
Successively renew. 


6 Then down in peace I'll lay my oe 
And take my needful rest; 
No other guard, O Lord, I crave, 
Of thy defence possess’d. 


SELECTION 5. C. M. 


From the v. Psalm of David. 


EGARD my words, O gracious Lord, 
Accept.my secret prayer ; 

To thee alone, my King, my God, 
Will I for help repair. 


2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, 
And, with the dawning day, 
To thee devoutly Pll look up, 
To thee devoutly pray. 


3 Lord, I within thy house will come, 
In thy abundant grace ; 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


And I will worship in thy fear, 
Tow’rd thy most holy place. 


4 Let those, O Lord, who trust in thee, 
With shouts their joy proclaim ; 
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv’st, 
And all that love thy Name. 


5 To righteous men, the righteous Lord 
His blessing will extend ; 
And with his favour all his saints, 
As with a shield, defend. 


SELECTION 6. S.M. 


From the vi. Psalm of David. 


[‘ mercy, not in wrath, 
Rebuke me, gracious God! 
Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise, 
I sink beneath thy rod. 


2 Touch’d by thy quickening power, 
My load of guilt I feel ; 
The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed, 
O let that Spirit heal. 


3 In trouble and in gloom, 
Must I for ever mourn? 
And wilt thou not, at length, O God, 
In pitying love return ? 
4 O come, ere life expire, 
Send down thy power to save, 
For who shall sing thy Name in death 
Or praise thee in the grave ? 


5 Why should I doubt thy grace, 
Or yield to dread despair? 
Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word, 
And grant me all my prayer. 


SELECTION 7. C.M. 
From the viii. Psalm of David. 
O THOU, to whom all creatures bow 
Within this earthly frame, 
Through all the world how great art thou! 
How glorious is thy Name! 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, 
Nor fully reckon’d there ; 
And yet thou mak’st the infant tongue 
Thy boundless praise declare. 


3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, 
Employs my wondering sight ; 
The moon, that nightly rules the sky, 
_ With stars of feebler light ; 


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4 O, what is man, that, Lord, thou lov’st 
To keep him in thy mind? 
Or what his offspring, that thou prov’st 
To them so wondrous kind ? 


5 Him next in power thou didst create 
To thy celestial train ; 
Ordain’d with dignity and state 
O’er all thy works to reign. 


6 They jointly own his powerful sway ; 
The beasts that prey or graze ; 
The bird that wings its airy way ; 
The fish that cuts the seas. 


7 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow 
Within this earthly frame, 
Through all the world how great art thou! 
How glorious is thy Name ! 


SELECTION 8. C.M. 


From the ix. Psalm of David. 


O celebrate thy praise, O Lord, 
I will my heart prepare ; 

To all the listening world thy works, 
Thy wondrous works, declare. 


2 The thought of them shall to my soul 
Exalted pleasure bring ; 
Whilst to thy Name, O thou Most High, 
Triumphant praise I sing. 


3 The Lord for ever lives, who has 
His righteous throne prepared, 
Impartial justice to dispense, 
To punish or reward. 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


4 All those who have his goodness proved 
Will in his truth confide ; 
Whose mercy ne’er forsook the man . 
That on his help relied. 


5 Sing praises therefore to the Lord, 
From Sion, his abode ; 
Proclaim his deeds, till all the world’ 
Confess no other God. 


SELECTION 9. C.M. 


From the xi. Psalm of David. 


[SHE Lord a holy temple hath, 
And righteous throne, above ; 
Whence he surveys the sons of men, 
And how their counsels move. 


2 If God the righteous, whom he loves, 
For trial does correct, 
What must the sons of violence, 
Whom he abhors, expect ! 


3 Snares, fire, and brimstone, on their heads 
Shall in one tempest shower ; 
This dreadful mixture his revenge 
Into their cup shall pour. 


4 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds 
With signal favour grace, 
And to the upright man disclose 
The brightness of his face. 


SELECTION 10. C. M. 


From the xiii. Psalm of David. 


OW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? 
Must I for ever mourn ? 
How long wilt thou withdraw from me, 
Oh! never to return? 


2 O hear, and to my longing eyes 
Restore thy wonted light ; 
Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep 

In death’s most gloomy night. 


3 Since I have always placed my trust 
Beneath thy mercy’s wing, 


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Thy saving health will come; and then 
My heart with joy shall spring. 


4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, 
'To thee, my God, ascend ; 
Who to thy servant in distress 
Such bounty didst extend. 


SELECTION 11. L. M. 


From the xiv. Psalm of David. 


[SHE Lord look’d down from heaven’s high tower, 
And all the sons of men did view, 
To see if any own’d his power, 
If any truth or justice knew; 


2 But all, he saw, were gone aside, 
All were degenerate grown, and base ; 
None took religion for their guide, 
Not one of all the sinful race. 


3 How will they tremble then for fear, 
When his just wrath shall them o’ertake ! 
For to the righteous God is near, 
And never will their cause forsake. 


4 Oh, that from Sion he’d employ 
His might, and burst th’ oppressive band ! 
Then shouts of universal joy 


Should loudly echo through the land. 


SELECTION 12. C. M. 


From the xv. Psalm of David. 


1 ,O8D, who’s the happy man that may 
To thy blest courts repair, 
Not, stranger-like, to visit them, 
But to inhabit there ? 


2 °Tis he who walketh uprightly, 
Whom righteousness directs ; 
Whose generous tongue disdains to speak 
The thing his heart rejects. 


3 Who never did a slander forge, 
His neighbour’s fame to wound ; 
Nor hearken to a false report 
By malice whisper’d round. 


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4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power, 
Can treat with just neglect ; 
And piety, though clothed in rags, 
Religiously respect. 


5 Who to his plighted vows and trust 
Has ever firmly stood ; 
And, though he promise to his loss, 
He makes his promise good. 


6 Whose soul in usury disdains 
His treasure to employ ; 
Whom no rewards can ever bribe 
The guiltless to destroy. 


7 The man, who by this righteous course 
Has happiness insured, 
When earth’s foundation shakes, shall stand, 
By Providence secured. 


SELECTION 13. C. M. 


From the xvi. Psalm of David. 


MY grateful soul shall bless the Lord, 
Whose precepts give me light; 
And private counsel still afford 
In sorrow’s dismal night. 


2 I strive each action to approve 
To his all-seeing eye; 
No danger shall my hopes remove, 
Because he still is mgh. 


3 Therefore my heart all grief defies, 
My glory does rejoice ; 
My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise, 
Waked by his powerful voice. 


4 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath, 
My soul from hell shalt free ; 
Nor let thy Holy One in death 
The least corruption see. 


5 Thou shalt the paths of life display, 
Which to thy presence lead ; 
Where pleasures dwell without allay, 
And joys that never fade. 


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SELECTION 14. 
From the xviii. Psalm of David. 
PART SE Lis aes 


N° change of time shall ever shock 

My firm affection, Lord, to thee; 

For thou hast always been my rock, 
A fortress and defence to me. 


2 Thou my deliverer art, my God; 
My trust is in thy mighty power: 
Thou art my shield from foes abroad, 
At home my safeguard and my tower 


3 To thee I will address my prayer, 
To whom all praise we justly owe; 
So shall I, by thy watchful care, 
Be guarded safe from every foe. 


PART It. --L. 'M. 


1 Tuov suit’st, O Lord, thy righteous ways 
To various paths of human kind; 
They who for mercy merit praise, 
With thee shall wondrous mercy find. 


2 Thou to the just shalt justice show ; 
The pure thy purity shall see: 
Such as perversely choose to go, 
Shall meet with due returns from thee. 


3 That he the humble soul will save, 
And crush the haughty’s boasted might, 
In me the Lord an instance gave, 
Whose darkness he has turn’d to light. 


4 Who then deserves to be adored, 
But God, on whom my hopes depend? 
Or who, except the mighty Lord, 


Can with resistless power defend ? 


5 Let the eternal Lord be praised, 
The rock on whose defence I rest! 
To highest heavens his Name be raised, 
Who me with his salvation bless’d ! 


6 My God, to celebrate thy fame, 
My grateful voice to heaven [ll raise ; 


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And nations, strangers to thy Name, 
Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise. 


SELECTION 15. - o 
From the xix. Psalm of David tte 
PART I. ‘CC. M. 24 
(THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, 
Which that alone can fill; q 


The firmament and stars express 
Their great Creator’s skill. 


2 The dawn of each returning day 
Fresh beams of knowledge brings ; 
And from the dark returns of night 
Divine instruction springs. 


3 Their powerful language to no realm 
Or region is confined ; 
"Tis nature’s voice, and understood 
Alike by all mankind. 


4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense 
Through earth’s extent display ; 
Its bright contents the circling sun 
Does round the world convey. 


5 From east to west, from west to east, 
His ceaseless course he goes ; 
And, through his progress, cheerful light 
And vital warmth bestows. 


PART II. C. M. 


1 Gon’s perfect law converts the soul, 
Reclaims from false desires ; 
With sacred wisdom his sure word 
The ignorant inspires. 


2 The statutes of the Lord are just, 
And bring sincere delight ; 
His pure commands, in search of truth, 
Assist the feeblest sight. 


3 His perfect worship here is fix’d, 
On sure foundations laid; 
His equal laws are in the scales 
Of truth and justice weigh’d ; 


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Of more esteem than golden mines, 
Or gold refined with skill; 

More sweet than honey, or the drops 

That from the comb distil. 


My trusty counsellors they are, 
And friendly warnings give: 
Divine rewards attend on those 


Who by thy precepts live. 


But what frail man observes how oft 
He does from virtue fall ? 

O cleanse me from my secret faults, 
Thou God that know’st them all! 


Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord, 
Dominion have o’er me; 

That, by thy grace preserved, I may 
The great transgression flee. 


So shall my prayer and praises be 
With thy acceptance blest ; 

And I, secure on thy defence, 
My strength and Saviour, rest. 


SELECTION 16. S. M. 


From the xx. Psalm of David. 


[WAY Jacob’s God defend 
And hear us in distress ; 
Our succour from his temple send, 
Our cause from Sion bless! 


2 May he accept our vow, 
Our sacrifice receive, 
Our heart’s devout request allow, 
Our holy wishes give ! 


3 O Lord, thy saving grace 
We joyfully declare ; 
Our banner in thy Name we raise— 


“The Lord fulfil our prayer !” 


4 Now know we that the Lord 
His chosen will defend ; 
From heaven will strength divine afford, 
i And will their prayer attend. 


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5 Some earthly succour trust, 
But we in God’s right hand: 
Lo! while they fall, so vain their boast, 
We rise, and upright stand. © 


6 Still save us, Lord; and still 
Thy servants deign to bless: 
Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill, 
The prayers that we address. 


SELECTION 17. 
From the xxii. Psalm of David. 


PART 1,9 %G. Ms 


MY God, my God, why leav’st thou me, 
When I with anguish faint ? 
Oh! why so far from me removed, 
And from my loud complaint? 


Lo! I am treated like a worm, 
Like none of human birth; 

Not only by the great reviled, 
But made the rabble’s mirth. 


With laughter all the gazing crowd 
My agonies survey ; 

They shoot the lip, they shake the head, 
And thus deriding say : , 


‘“‘In God he trusted, boasting oft 
That he was Heaven’s delight ; 

Let God come down to save him now, 
And own his favourite.” 


Withdraw not, then, so far from me, 
When trouble is so nigh; 

O send me help! thy help, on which 
Alone I can rely. 


PART i, vac. MM; 


Like water is my life pour’d out, 
My joints are out of frame ; 

My heart dissolves within my breast, 
Like wax before the flame. 


My strength is like a potsherd dried, 
My tongue is parch’d with drought ; 


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And to the dismal shades of death. 
My fainting soul is brought. 


Like dogs, to compass me, my foes 
In wicked council meet ; 

They pierced my inoffensive hands, 
They pierced my harmless feet. 


My body’s rack’d, till all my bones 
Distinctly may be told; 
Yet such a spectacle of woe 


As pastime they behold. 


As spoil, my garments they divide, 
Lots for my vesture cast: 

Therefore, O leave me not, my God, 
But to my succour haste. 


PART III. C. M. 


Lorp, to my brethren [ll declare 
The triumphs of thy Name; 
In presence of assembled saints 


Thy glory thus proclaim : 


“* Ye worshippers of Jacob’s God, 
All you of Israel’s line, 

O praise the Lord, and to your praise 
Sincere obedience join. 


‘He ne’er disdain’d on low distress 
To cast a gracious eye; 

Nor turn’d from misery his face, 
But hears its humble cry.” 


Thus in thy sacred courts, will I 
My cheerful thanks express ; 
In presence of thy saints perform 

The vows of my distress. 


The meek companions of my grief 
Shall find my table spread ; 

And all that seek the Lord shall be 
With joys immortal fed. 


Then shall the glad converted world 
To God their homage pay ; 

And scatter’d nations of the earth 
One sovereign Lord obey. 


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7 ’Tis his supreme prerogative 
O’er all mankind to reign; 
"Tis just that he should rule the world, 
Who does the world sustain. 


8 The rich, who are with plenty fed, 
His bounty must confess ; 
The sons of want, by him relieved, 
Their generous patron bless. 


9 With humble worship to his throne 
They all for aid resort ; 
That power which first their being gave, 
Alone can them support. 


10 Then shall a chosen spotless race, 
Devoted to his Name, 
To their adoring sons his truth 
And glorious acts proclaim. 


SELECTION 18. C. M. 
From the xxiii. Psalm of David. 


(PoE Lord himself, the mighty Lord, 
Vouchsafes to be my guide; 
The shepherd, by whose constant care 
My wants are all supplied. 


2 In tender grass he makes me feed, 
And gently there repose ; 
Then leads me to cool shades, and where 
Refreshing water flows. 


3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, 
And, to his endless praise, 
Instruct with humble zeal to walk 
In his most righteous ways. 


4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, 
From fear and danger free; __ 
For there his aiding rod and staff — 
Defend and comfort me. 


5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love 
Through all my life extend, 
That life to him I will devote, 
And in his temple spend. 


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SELECTION 19. C. M. 
From the xxiv. Psalm of David. 


(HE spacious earth is all the Lord’s, 
The Lord’s her fulness is; 
The world, and they that dwell therein, 
By sovereign right are his. 


2 He framed and fix’d it on the seas; 
And his almighty hand 
Upon inconstant floods has made 
~The stable fabric stand. 


3 But for himself this Lord of all 
One chosen seat design’d ; 

O who shall to that sacred hill 
Deserved admittance find? 


4 The man whose hands and heart are pure, 


Whose thoughts from pride are free; 
Who honest poverty prefers 
To gainful perjury. 


5 This, this is he, on whom the Lord 
Shall shower his blessings down ; 
Whom God, his Saviour, shall vouchsafe 
With righteousness to crown. 


6 Such is the race of saints, by whom 
The sacred courts are trod; 
And such the proselytes that seek 
Thy face, O Jacob’s God. 


7 Erect your heads, eternal gates, 
Unfold, to entertain 
The King of glory: see! he comes 
With his celestial train. 


8 Who is the King of glory? who? 
The Lord, for strength renown’d ; 
In battle mighty; o’er his foes 
Eternal victor crown’d. 


9 Erect your heads, ye gates; unfold, 
In state to entertain 
The King of glory: see! he comes 
With all his shming train. 
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10 Who is the King of glory? who! 
The Lord of hosts renown’d ; 
Of glory he alone is King, 
Who is with glory crown’d. 


SELECTION 20. S. M. 


From the xxv. Psalm of David. 


Aue God, in whom I trust, 
| I lift my heart and voice: 
O let me not be put to shame 

Nor let thy foes rejoice. 


2 'Those who on thee rely, 
Let no disgrace attend ; 
Be that the shameful lot of such 
As wilfully offend. 


3 To me thy truth impart, 
And lead me in thy way ; 
For thou art he that brings me help, 
On thee I wait all day. 


4 Thy mercies and thy love, 
O Lord, recall to mind; 

And graciously continue still, 
As thou wert ever, kind. 


5 Let all my youthful crimes 
Be blotted out by thee ; 
And, for thy wondrous goodness’ sake, 
In mercy think on me. 


6 His mercy and his truth 
The righteous Lord displays, 
In bringing wandering sinners home, 
And teaching them his ways. 


7 He those in justice guides 
Who his direction seek ; 
And in his sacred paths shall lead 
The humble and the meek. 


8 Through all the ways of God 
Both truth and mercy shine, 
To such as, with religious hearts, 
To his blest will incline. 


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9 Since mercy is the grace 
That most exalts thy fame, 
Forgive my heinous sin, O Lord, 
And so advance thy Name. 


10 Whoe’er with humble fear 
To God his duty pays, 
Shall find the Lord a faithful guide, 
In all his righteous ways. 


11 For God to all his saints 
His secret will imparts, 

And does his gracious covenant write 
In their obedient hearts. 


12 To Israel’s chosen race 
Continue ever kind ; 
And, in the midst of all their wants, 
Let them thy succour find. 


SELECTION 21. C.M. 


From the xxvi. Psalm of David.* 


J) UDGE, me, O Lord, for I the paths 
Of righteousness have trod ; 
I shall not fais who all my trust 
Repose on thee, my God. 


2 Pll wash my hands in innocence, 
And round thine altar go; 
Pour the glad hymn of triumph thence, 
And thence thy wonders show. 


3 My thanks [ll publish there, and te ' 
How thy renown excels ; 
That seat affords me most delight, 
In which thine honour dwells. 


* Extract from the Journal of the General Convention, 1832. 


Resolved, As the sense and declaration of this Convention, 
that-so much of the rubrics in the Form of Consecration of a 
Church or Chapel as requires the singing of “ Psalm 26, verses 
6, 7, and 8,” will hereafter be duly complied with by singing 
verses 2 and 3, in the selection from the 26th Psalm, included in 
the Psalms in Metre authorized by these resolutions to be set 
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SELECTION 22. C.M. 


From the xxvii. Psalm of David. 


W HOM should I fear, since God to me 


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Is saving health and light? 
Since strongly he my life supports 
What can my soul affright ? 


Henceforth within his house to dwell 
I earnestly desire ; 

His wondrous beauty there to view, 
And of his will enquire. 


For there I may with comfort rest, 
In times of deep distress ; 

And safe, as on a rock, abide 
In that secure recess. 


When us to seek thy glorious face 
Thou kindly dost advise ; 

“Thy glorious face I'll always seek,” 
My grateful heart replies. 


Then hide not thou thy face, O Lord, 
Nor me in wrath reject ; 

My God and Saviour, leave not him 
Thou didst so oft protect. 


Though all of nearest earthly ties, 
Me, in my woe, forsake, 

Yet thou, whose love excels them all, 
Wilt care and pity take. 


Instruct me in thy paths, O Lord, 
My ways directly guide ; 

Lest sinful men, who watch my steps, 
Should see me tread aside. 


I trusted that my future life 
Should with thy love be crown’d ; 
Or else my fainting soul had sunk, 
With sorrow compass’d round. 


God’s time with patient faith expect, . 
Who will inspire thy breast 

With inward strength: do thon thy part, 
And leave to him the rest 


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SELECTION 23. C.M. 


From the xxviii. Psalm of David. 


A BRORED for ever be the Lord ; 
‘ His praise I will resound, 
From whom the cries of my distress 
A gracious answer found. 


2 He is my strength and shield; my heart 
Has trusted in his Name; © 
And now relieved, my heart, with joy, 
His praises shall proclaim. 


3 The Lord, the everlasting God, 
Is my defence and rock, ; 
The saving health, the saving strength, 
Of his anointed flock. 


4 O save and bless thy people, Lord, 
Thy heritage preserve ; 
Feed, strengthen, and support their hearts, 
That they may never swerve. 


SELECTION 24. L.M. 


From the xxix. Psalm of David. 


YE that in might and power excel, 

Your grateful sacrifice prepare ; 

God’s glorious actions loudly tell, 
His wondrous power to all declare. 


2 To his great Name fresh altars raise ; 
Devoutly due respect afford ; 
Him in his holy temple praise, 
Where he’s with solemn state adored. 


3 ’Tis he that, with amazing noise, 
The watery clouds in sunder breaks ; 
The ocean trembles at his voice, 
When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 


4 How full of power his voice appears ! 
With what majestic terror crown’d ! 
Which from their roots tall cedars tears, 
And strews their scatter’d branches round. 


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5 God rules the angry floods on high ; 


His boundless sway shall never cease ; 
His saints with strength he will supply, 
And bless his own with constant peace. 


SELECTION 25. C.M. 


From the xxx. Psalm of David. 


[N my distress to God I cried, 
Who kindly did relieve, 
And from the grave’s expecting mouth 
My hopeless life retrieve. 


2 O to his courts, ye saints of his, 
With songs of praise repair ; 
With me commemorate his truth, 
And providential care. 


3 His wrath has but a moment’s reign 
His favour no decay ; 
The night of grief is recompensed 
With joy’s returning day. 


4 Therefore, O Lord, Ill gladly sing 
Thy praise in grateful verse ; 
And, as thy favours endless are, 
Thy endless praise rehearse. 


SELECTION 26. S.M. 


From the xxxi. Psalm of David. 


[PD EFEND me, Lord, from shame, 
For still I trust in thee; 
As just and righteous is thy Name, 
From danger set me free. 


2 Bow down thy gracious ear, 
And speedy succour send ; 
Do thou my steadfast rock appear, 
To shelter and defend. 


3 To thee, the God of truth, 
My life, and all that’s mine, 
(For thou preserv’st me from my youth,) 
I willingly resign. 


4 My hope, my steadfast trust, 
f on thy help repose: 


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That thou, my God, art good and just, 
My soul with comfort knows. 


5 Whate’er events betide, 
Thy wisdom times them all ; 
Then, Lord, thy servant safely hide 
From those that seek his fall. 


6 The brightness of thy face 
To me, O Lord, disclose; © 
And, as thy mercies still increase, 
Preserve me from my foes. 


7 How great thy mercies are 
To such as fear thy Name, 
Which thou, for those that trust thy care, 
Dost to the world proclaim ! 


8 O all ye saints, the Lord 
With eager love pursue ; 
Who to the just will help afford, 
And give the proud their due. 


9 Ye that on God rely, 
Courageously proceed ; 
For he will still your hearts supply 
With strength in time of need. 


SELECTION 27. L.M. 


From the xxxii. Psalm of David. 


HES blest, whose sins have pardon gain’d, 
No more in judgment to appear ; 
Whose guilt remission has obtain’d, 
And whose repentance is sincere. 


2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, 
The guilt that tortured me within, 
But thy forgiveness interposed, 
And mercy’s healing balm pour’d in. 


3 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied, 
The harden’d sinner shall confound ; 
But them who in His truth confide, 
Blessings of mercy shall surround. 


4 His saints, that have perform’d his laws, 
Their life in triumph shall employ ; 


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Let them, as they alone have cause, 
In grateful raptures shout for joy. 


SELECTION 28. 


From the xxxiii. Psalm of David 


PART I. C.M 
L=£t all the just to God, with joy, 
Their cheerful voices raise ; 
For well the righteous it becomes 
To sing glad songs of praise. 


2 Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes, 
In joyful concert meet ; 
And new-made songs of loud applause 
The harmony complete. 


3 For faithful is the word of God, 
His works with truth abound ; 

He justice loves, and all the earth 
Is with his goodness crown’d. 


4 By his almighty word, at first, 
The heavenly arch was rear’d ; 
And all the beauteous hosts of light 
At his command appear’d. 


5 Let earth, and all that dwell therein, 
Before him trembling stand : 
For, when he spake the word, ’twas made, 
"T'was fix’d at his command. 


PART II. C.M. 


1 Wuate’er the mighty Lord decrees, 
Shall stand for ever sure ; 
The settled purpose of his qpashs 
To ages shall endure. 


2 How happy then are they, to whom 
The Lord for God is known ! 
Whom he, from all the world besides, 
Has chosen for his own. 


3 Our soul on God with patience waits; 
Our help and shield is he: 

Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice, 
Because we trust in thee. 


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4 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, 
Do thou to us extend ; 
Since we, for all we want or wish, 
On thee alone depend. 


SELECTION 29. 
From the xxxiv. Psalm of David 
PART, I.) C. Mz): 
([SHROUGH all the changing scenes of life, 
In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 


2 Of his deliverance I will boast, 
Till all that are distress’d 

From my example comfort take, 
And charm their griefs to rest. 


3 O magnify the Lord with me, 
With me exalt his Name: 
Vhen in distress to him I call’d, 
He to my rescue came. 


4 The Angel of the Lord encamps 
Around the good and just ; 
Deliverance he affords to all 
Who on his succour trust. 


5 O make but trial of his love, 
Experience will decide 
How blest they are, and only they, 
Who in his truth confide. 


6 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then 
Have nothing else to fear; 
Make you his service your delight, 
Your wants shall be his care. 


PART II. C.M. 


1 Approacu, ye children of the Lord, 
And my instruction hear ; 
Pll teach you the true discipline 
Of his religious fear. 


2 Let him who length of life desires, 
And prosperous days would see, 


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From slandering language keep his tongue, 
His lips from falsehood free : 


3 The crooked paths of vice decline, 
And virtue’s ways pursue; — 
Establish peace, where ’tis begun, 
And where ’tis lost, renew. 


4 The Lord from heaven beholds the just 
With favourable. eyes ; 
And, when distress’d, his gracious ear 
Is open to their cries : 


5 But turns his wrathful look on those 
Whom mercy can’t reclaim, 
To cut them off, and from the earth 
‘Blot out their evil name. 


6 Deliverance to his saints he gives, 
When his relief they crave ; 
He’s nigh to heal the broken heart, 
And contrite spirit save. 


7 Great troubles may afflict the just, 
Yet God will save them still ; 
The righteous he will keep from harm, 
And guard from every ill. 


8 The wicked, from their wickedness, 
Their ruin shall derive ; 
Whilst righteous men, whom they detest, 
Shall them and theirs survive. 


9 For God preserves the souls of those 
Who on his truth depend ; 
To them, and their posterity, 
His blessings shall descend. 


SELECTION 30. L.M. 
From the xxxvi. Psalm of David. 
O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope, 
The highest orb of heaven transcends ; 
Thy sacred truth’s unmeasured scope 
Beyond the spreading sky extends. | 


2 Thy justice like the hills remains, ‘ 
Unfathom’d depths thy judgments are; 


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Thy providence the world sustains, 
The whole creation is thy care. 


3 Since of thy goodness all partake, 
With what assurance should the just 
Thy sheltermg wings their refuge make, 
And saints to thy, protection trust! 


4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led, 
To banquet on thy love’s repast ; 
And drink, as from a fountain’s head, 
Of joys that shall for ever last. 


5 With thee the springs of life remain, 
Thy presence is eternal day ; 
O let. thy saints thy favour gain, 
To upright hearts thy truth display. 


SELECTION 31. 


From the xxxvii. Psalm of David 


PART Pee Tres 


([HOUGH wicked men grow rich or great, 
Yet let not their successful state 
Thy anger or thy envy raise ; 
For they, cut down like tender grass, 
Or like young flowers away shall pass, 
Whose blooming beauty soon decays. 


2 Depend on God, and him obey; 
So thou within the land shalt stay, 
Secure from danger and from want: 
Make his commands thy chief delight ; 
And he, thy duty to requite, 
Shall all thy earnest wishes grant. 


3 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord, 
And he will needful help afford, 
To perfect every just design: 
He'll make, like light, serene and clear, 
Thy clouded innocence appear, 
And as a mid-day sun to shine. 


4 With quiet mind on Ged depend, 
And patiently for him attend, 
Nor envy the success of crime: 


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For God will sinful men destroy ; 
While they his presence shall enjoy, 

Who trust on him and wait his time. 


PART 31. Ii. 2 


1 THE good man’s way is God’s delight: 
He orders all the steps aright 
Of him that moves by his command ; 
Though he sometimes may be distress’d, 
Yet shall he ne’er be quite oppress’d, 
For God upholds him with his hand. 


2 With caution shun each wicked deed, 
In virtue’s ways with zeal proceed, 
And so prolong your happy days: 
For God, who judgment loves, does still 
Preserve his saints secure from ill, 
While soon the wicked race decays. 


3 The upright shall possess the land, 
His portion shall for ages stand; 

His mouth with wisdom is supplied, 
His tongue by rules of judgment moves, 
His heart the law of God approves ; 

Therefore his footsteps never slide 


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1 Tue wicked I in power have seen, 
And like a bay-tree fresh and green, 
That spreads its pleasant branches round: 
But he was gone as swift as thought ; 
And, though in every place I sought, 
No sign or track of him I found. 


2 Observe the perfect man with care, 
And mark all such as upright are ; 
Their roughest days in peace shall end: 
While on the latter end of those 
Who dare God’s sacred will oppose, 


A common ruin shall attend. 


3 God to the just will aid afford, 
Their only safeguard is the Lord, 
Their strength in time of need is he: 


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Because on him they still depend, 
The Lord will timely succour send, 
And from the wicked set them free. 


SELECTION 32. C.M. 


From the xxxviii. Psalm of David. 


roy chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain, 
Though I deserve it all; 
Nor let on me the heavy storm 


Of thy displeasure fall. . 


@ My sins, which to a deluge swell, 
My sinking head o’erflow, 
And, for my feeble strength to bear, 
Too. vast a burden grow. 


3 But, Lord, before thy searching eyes 
All my desires appear ; 
The groanings of my burden’d soul 
Have reach’d thine open ear. 


4 Forsake me not, O Lord, my God, 
Nor far from me depart : 
Make haste to my relief, O thou, 
Who my salvation art. 


SELECTION 33. C.M. 


From the xxxix. Psalm of David. 


LT ORD, let me know my term of days, 
How soon my life will end: 
The numerous train of ills disclose, 
Which this frail state attend. 


2 My life, thou know’st, is but a span, 
A cipher sums my years ; 
And every man, in best estate, 
But vanity appears. 


3 Man, like a shadow, vainly walks, 
With fruitless cares oppress’d ; 
He heaps up wealth, but cannot tell 
By whom ’twill be possess’d. 


4 Why then should I on worthless toys 


With anxious cares attend? 
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On thee alone my steadfast hope. 
Shall ever, Lord, depend. 


5 Lord, hear my cry, accept my tears, 
And listen to my prayer, 
Who sojourn like a stranger here, 
As all my fathers were. 


6 O spare me yet a little time; 

My wasted strength restore, 
Before I vanish quite from hence, 

And shall be seen no more. 


SELECTION 34 L. M. 
From the xl. Psalm of David. 


[ WAITED meekly for the Lord, 
Till he vouchsafed a kind reply; 
Who did his gracious ear afford, 
And heard from heaven my humble cry. 


2 The wonders he for me has wrought 
Shall fill my mouth with songs of praise ; 
And others, to his worship brought, 
To hopes of like deliverance raise. 


3 For blessings shall that man reward, 
Who on th’ Almighty Lord relies ; 
Who treats the proud with disregard, 
And hates the hypocrite’s disguise. 


4 Who can the wondrous works recount, 
Which thou, O God, for us hast wrought ! 
The treasures of thy love surmount 
The power of numbers, speech, and thought 


5 [ve learnt that thou hast not desired 
Offerings and sacrifice alone ; 
Nor blood of guiltless beasts required 
For man’s transgression to atone. 


6 1 therefore come—come to fulfil 
The oracles thy books impart: 
"Tis my delight to do thy will; 
Thy Jaw is written in my heart. 


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7 In full assemblies I have told 


Thy truth and righteousness at large ; 
Nor did, thou know st, my lips withhold 


From uttering what thou gav’st in charge ; 


Nor kept within my breast confined 
Thy faithfulness and saving grace : . 
But preach’d thy love, for all design’d, 
That all might that and truth embrace 


Then let those mercies I declared 
To others, Lord, extend to me; 

Thy loving-kindness my reward, 
Thy truth my safe protection be. 


SELECTION 35. C.M. 


From the xli. Psalm of David. 


APPY the man whose tender care 
Reheves the poor distress’d ! 
When troubles compass him around, 
The Lord shall give him rest.. 


2 The Lord his life, with blessings crown ‘d, 
In safety shall prolong ; 
And disappoint the will of those 
That seek to do him wrong. 


3 If he, in languishing estate, 
Oppress’d with sickness lie ; 
The Lord will easy make his bed, 
And inward strength supply. 


4 Secure of this, to thee, my God, 
I thus my prayer address’d : 
“ Lord, for thy mercy, heal my soul, 
Though I have much transgress’d.” 


5 Thy tender care secures my ‘ife 
From danger and disgrace ; 
And thou vouchsaf’st to set me still 
Before thy glorious face. 


6 Let therefore Israel’s Lord and God 
From age to age be bless’d; 
And all the people’s glad applause 
With loud Amens express’d. 


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SELECTION 36. C.M. 


From the xlii. Psalm of David. 


AS pants the hart for cooling streams, 
When heated in the chase ; 
So longs my soul, O God, for thee, 
And thy refreshing grace. 


2 For thee, my God, the living God, 
My thirsty soul doth pine ; 
O, when shall I behold thy face, 
Thou Majesty divine? 


3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? 
Trust God; who will employ 
His aid for thee, and change these sighs 
To thankful hymns of joy. 


4 God of my strength, how long shall I, 
Like one forgotten, mourn ; 
Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed 
To my oppressor’s scorn ? 


5 My heart is pierced, as with a sword, 
While thus my foes upbraid: 
‘Vain boaster, where is now thy God? 
And where his promised aid ?” 


6 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? 
Hope still; and thou shalt sing 
The praise of him who is thy God, 
Thy health’s eternal spring. 


SELECTION 37. II. 5. 
From the xlii. Psalm of David. 


A® pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, 
That sinks exhausted in the summer’s chase, 
So pants my soul for thee, great King of kings, 
So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling-place. 


2 Why throb, my heart ? why sink, my saddening soul ? 
Why droop to earth, with various woes oppress’d ? 
My years shall yet in blissful circles roll, 
And peace be yet an inmate of this breast. 


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3 Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, 
My heart shall gladden through the tedious day; 
And midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, 
To thee, my God, [Pll tune the grateful lay. 


Why faint, my soul? why doubt Jehovah’s aid ? 
Thy God the God of mercy still shall prove ; 

Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid: 
Unquestion’d be his faithfulness and love. 


SELECTION 38. L.M. 


From the xliii. Psalm of David. 


be me with light and truth be bless’d; 
Be these my guides to lead the way, 
Till on Thy holy hill I rest, 
And in thy sacred temple pray. 


2 Then will I there fresh altars raise 
To God, who is my only joy; 
And well-tuned harps, with songs of praise, 
Shall all my grateful hours employ. 


3 Why then cast down, my soul? and why 
So much oppress’d with anxious care? 
On God, thy God, for aid rely, 
Who will thy ruin’d state repair. 


SELECTION 39. C. M. 


From the xlv. Psalm of David. 


WHILE I the King’s loud praise rehearse, 
Indited by my heart, 
My tongue is like the pen of him 
That writes with ready art. 


2 How matchless is thy form, O King! 
Thy mouth with grace o’erflows ; 
Because fresh blessings God on thee 
Eternally bestows. 


3 Gird on thy sword, most mighty Prince ; 
And, clad in rich array, 
With glorious ornaments of power, 


Majestic pomp display. 


4 Ride on in state, and still protect 
The meek, the just, and true ; 


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Whilst thy right hand, with swift reveng 
Does all thy foes pursue. 


5 How sharp thy weapons are to them 
That dare thy power despise ! 
Down, down they fall, while through their heart 
The piercing arrow flies. 


6 But thy firm throne, O God, is fix’d, 
For ever to endure; 
Thy sceptre’s sway shall always last, 
By righteous laws secure. 


7 Because thy heart, by justice led, 
Did upright ways approve, 
And hated still the crooked paths, 


Where wandering sinners rove. : 


8 Therefore did God, thy God, on thee 
The oil of gladness shed ; 
And has, above thy fellows round, 
Advanced thy lofty head. 


SELECTION 40. II. 2. 


From the xlvi. Psalm of David. 


(GOD is our refuge in distress, 

A present help when dangers press, 

In him, undaunted we’ll confide ; 
Though earth were from her centre tost, 
And mountains in the ocean lost, 

Torn piecemeal by the roaring tide. 


2 A gentler stream with gladness still 
The city of our Lord shall fill, 
The royal seat of God most high: 
God dwells in Sion, whose fair towers 
Shall mock th’ assaults of earthly powers, 
While his almighty aid is nigh. 


3 Submit to God’s almighty sway, 
For him the heathen shall obey, 

And earth her sovereign Lord confess: 
The God of hosts conducts our arms, 
Our tower of refuge in alarms, 

As to our fathers in distress. 


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SELECTION 41. L. M. 

| From the xlvii. Psalm of David. 
O ALL ye people, clap your hands 
And with triumphant voices sing ; 


No force the mighty power withstands 
Of God, the universal King. 


2 He shall assaulting foes repel, 
And with success our battles fight ; 
Shall fix the place where we must dwell, 
The pride of Jacob, his delight. 


3 God is gone up, our Lord and King, 
With shouts of joy, and trumpet’s sound ; 
To him repeated praises sing, 
And let the cheerful song rebound. 


4 Your utmost skill in praise be shown, 
For him who all the world commands ; 
Who sits upon his righteous throne, 3 
And spreads his sway o’er heathen lands 


SELECTION 42. C. M. 


From the xlviii. Psalm of David. 


[SHE Lord, the only God, is great, 
And greatly to be praised 
In Sion, on whose happy mount 
His sacred throne is raised. 


2 In Sion we have seen perform’d 
A work that was foretold, 
In pledge that God, for times to come, 
His city will uphold. 


3 Let Sion’s mount with joy resound ; 
Her daughters all be taught 


In songs his {uegments to extol, 
Who this deliverance wrought. 


4 Compass her walls in solemn pomp, 
Your eyes quite round her cast ; 
Count all her towers, and see if there 
You find one stone displaced. 


5 Her forts and palaces survey, 
Observe their order well ; 


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at aad His wonders you may tell. 


6 This God is ours, and will be ours, 
Whilst we in him confide; 
Who, as he has preserved us now, 
Till death will be our guide. 


SELECTION 48. 
From the 1. Psalm of David. 
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PoE Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 
~ Hath sent his summons all abroad, 
From dawning light till day declines: 
The listening earth his voice hath heard, 
And he from Sion hath appear’d, 
Where beauty in perfection shines. 


2 Our God shall come, and keep no more 
Misconstrued silence as before, 

But wasting flames before him send ; 
Around shall tempests fiercely rage, 
Whilst he does heaven and earth engage 

His just tribunal to attend. 


3 Assemble all my saints to me, 
(Thus runs the great divine decree,) 
That in my lasting covenant live, 
And offerings bring with constant care: 
The heavens his justice shall declare, 
For God himself shall sentence give. 


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ATTEND, my people; Israel, hear; 

Thy strong accuser I'l appear ; 
Thy God, thine only God, am I: 

"Tis not of offermgs I complain, 

Which, daily in my temple slain, 
My sacred altar did supply. 


2 The sacrifices I require 
Are hearts which love and zeal inspire, 
And vows with strictest care made good: 


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In time of trouble call on me, a 
And I will set thee safe and free, act 
And thou shalt praise thy gracious erik 


Consider this, ye thoughtless men ! 
My vengeance shall not fall in vain, 
And none will dare your cause to own: 
Who praises me due honour gives ; 
And to the man that justly lives 
My strong salvation shall be shown. 


SELECTION 44. 58. M. 


From the li. Psalm of David. 
HAVE mercy, Lord, on me, 


As thou wert ever kind , 
Let me, oppress’d with loads of guilt, 
Thy vontdl mercy find 


2 Wash off my foul offence, 
And cleanse me from my sin; 
For I confess my crime, and see 
How great my guilt has been. 


3 Against thee, Lord, alone, 
And only in thy sight, 
Have I transgress’d; and, though condemr’d, 
Must own thy judgment right. 


4 In guilt each part was form’d 
Of all this sinful frame ; 
In guilt [ was conceived, and born 
The heir of sin and shame. 


5 Yet, Lord, thy searching eye 
Does inward truth require ; 

And secretly with wisdom’s laws 
My soul thou wilt inspire. 


6 With hyssop purge me, Lord, 
And so I clean shall be: 
I shall with snow in whiteness vie, 


When purified by thee. 


7 Make me to hear with joy 
Thy kind forgiving voice ; 
That so the bones which thou hast broke 
May with fresh strength rejoice. 


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8 Blot out my crying sins, 
Nor me in anger view 
Create in me a heart that’s clean, 
An upright mind renew. 


9 Withdraw not thou thy help, 
Nor cast me from thy sight ; 
Nor let thy Holy Spirit take 
His everlasting flight. 


10 The joy thy favour gives 
Let me, O Lord, regain ; 
And thy free Spirit’s firm support 


My fainting soul sustain. 


11 So I thy righteous ways 
To sinners will impart ; 
Whilst my advice shall wicked men 
To thy just laws convert. 


12 Could sacrifice atone, 
Whole flocks and herds should die ; 
But on such offerings thou disdain’st 
To cast a gracious eye. 


13 A broken spirit is 
By God most highly prized ; 
By him a broken, contrite heart 
Shall never be despised. 


14 Let Sion favour find, 
Of thy good will assured ; 
And thy own city flourish long, 
By lofty walls secured. 


15 The just shall then attend, 
And pleasing tribute pay ; 
And sacrifice of choicest kind 
Upon thine altar lay. 


SELECTION 45. C. M. 
From the lv. Psalm of David. 
GIVE ear, thou Judge of all the earth, 
And listen when I pray ; 


Nor from thy humble suppliant turn 
Thy glorious face away. 


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2 My heart is pain’d: the shades of death 


Their terrors round me spread ; 
While fearful tremblings seize my breast, 
Horrors o’erwhelm my head. 


3 And thus I breathe my heavy sigh 
To Him who hears above: 
“OQ that my soul on wings could fly, 
And emulate the dove! 


4 “Swift I'd escape, and flee afar, 
Some secret place to find, 
Hide from the world’s distracting care, 
And rest my weary mind : 


5 “Td wing my everlasting flight, 
Bidding the world farewell, 
From sin and strife, to realms of light, 
Where peace and quiet dwell.” 


6 Thus will I call on God, who still 
Shall in my aid appear ; 
At morn, at noon, at night [ll pray, 
And he my voice shall hear. 


SELECTION 46. C.M. 
From the lvi. Psalm of David. 


ORD, though at times surprised by fear 
On danger’s first alarm, 

Yet still for succour I depend 
On thy almighty arm. 


2 God’s faithful promise I shall praise, 
On which I now rely ; 
In God I trust, and, trusting him, 
The arm of flesh defy. 


3 I'll trust God’s word, and so despise 
The force that man can raise ; 
To thee, O God, my vows are due, 
To thee [ll render praise. 


4 Thou hast retrieved my soul from death, 
And thou wilt still secure 
The life thou hast so oft preserved, 
And make my footsteps sure: 


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5 That thus, protected by thy power, 
I may this light enjoy ; 
And in the service of my God 
My lengthen’d days employ. 


SELECTION 47. LL.M. 
From the lvii. Psalm of David. 


O GOD, my heart is fix’d, ’tis bent, 
Its thankful tribute to present ; 
And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise 
To thee, my God, in songs of praise 


2 Awake, my glory; harp and lute, 
No longer let your strmgs be mute: 
And I, my tuneful part to take, 
Will with the early dawn awake. 


3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound 
To all the listening nations round: 
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends, 
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 


4 Be thou, O God, exalted high ; 
And as thy glory fills the sky, 
So let it be on earth display’d, 
Till thou art here, as there, obey’d. 


SELECTION 48. L.M. 
From the lxii. Psalm of David. 


MY soul, for help on God rely, 
On him alone thy trust repose ; 
My rock and health will strength supply, 
To bear the shock of all my foes. 


2 God does his saving health dispense 
And flowing blessings daily send ; 
He is my fortress and defence, 


On him my soul shall still depend. 


3 In him, ye people, always trust; 

Before his throne pour out your hearts: 
For God, the merciful and just, 
His timely aid to us imparts. 


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4 The Lord has oft his will express’d, 
And I this truth have fully known; 
To be of boundless power possess’d, 
Belongs of right to God alone. 


5 Though mercy is his darling grace, 
In which he chiefly takes delight ; 

Yet will he all the human race 
According to their works requite. 


SELECTION 49. II. 2. 


From the lxiii. Psalm of David. 


O GOD, my gracious God, to thee 
My morning prayers shall offer’d be, 
For thee my thirsty soul does pant; 
My fainting flesh implores thy grace, 
As in a dry and barren place, 
Where I refreshing waters want. 


2 O, to my longing eyes once more, 
That view of glorious power restore, 
Which thy majestic house displays : 
_Because to me thy wondrous love 
Than life itself does dearer prove,. 
My lips shall always speak thy praise. 


3 My life, while I that life enjoy, 
In blessmg God I will employ, 
With lifted hands adore his Name: 
As with its choicest food supplied, 
My soul shall be full satisfied, 
While I with joy his praise proclaim. 
4 When down I lie, sweet sleep to find, 
Thou, Lord, art present to my mind, 
And when I wake in dead of night; 
Because thou still dost succour bring, 
Beneath the shadow of thy wing 
I rest with safety and delight. 


SELECTION 50. 
From the lxv. Psalm of David. 


PART I. IL. M. 


FOR thee, O God, our constant praise 
In Sion waits, thy chosen seat ; 
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Our promised altars there we'll raise, 
And all our zealous vows complete. 


Thou, who to every humble prayer 
Dost always bend thy listening ear, 

To thee shall all mankind repair, 
And at thy gracious throne appear. 


Our sins, though numberless, in vain 
To stop thy flowing mercy try ; 

Whilst thou o’erlook’st the guilty stain, 
And washest out the crimson dye. 


Bless’d is the man, who, near thee placed, 
Within thy sacred dwelling lives! 

"Tis there abundantly we taste 
The vast delights thy temple gives. 


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Lorp, from thy unexhausted store, 
Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground ; 

Makes lands, that barren were before, 
With corn and useful fruits abound. 


On rising ridges down it pours, 
And every furrow’d valley fills: 

Thou mak’st them soft with gentle showers, 
In which a blest increase distils. 


Thy goodness does the circling year 
With fresh returns of plenty crown; 

And where thy glorious paths appear, 
The fruitful clouds drop fatness down. 


They drop on barren deserts, changed 
By them to pastures fresh and green: 
The hills about, in order ranged, 
In beauteous robes of joy are seen 


Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn 
The cheerful downs; the valleys bring 
A plenteous crop of full-ear’d corn, 
And seem, for joy, to shout and sing. 


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SELECTION 51. 
From the lxvi. Psalm of David. 


PART I. .C. M. 


L£t all the lands, with shouts of joy, 
To God their voices raise ; 
Sing psalms in honour of his Name, 
And spread his glorious praise. 


And let them say, How dreadful, Lord, 
In all thy works art thou ! 


To thy great power thy stubborn foes 
Shall all be forced to bow. 


3 Through all the earth the nations round 
Shall thee their God confess ; 

And, with glad hymns, their awful dread 
Of thy great Name express. 


O come, behold the works of God, 
And then with me you'll own, 

That he to all the sons of men 
Has wondrous judgment shown. 


O all ye nations, bless our God, 
And loudly speak his praise ; 

Who keeps our souls alive, and still 
Confirms our steadfast ways. 


PART II. C. M. 


My offerings to God’s house [ll bring, 
And there my vows will pay, 

Which I with solemn zeal did make 
In trouble’s dismal day. 


O come, all ye that fear the Lord, 
Attend with heedful care ; 

Whilst I what God for me has done 
With grateful joy declare. 


As I before his aid implored, 
So now I praise his Name; 
But, if my heart to sin incline, 


My prayer will God disclaim. 


4 But God to me, whene’er I cried, 


His gracious ear did bend ; 


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And to the voice of my request 
With constant love attend. 


5 Then bless’d for ever be my God, 
Who never, when I pray, 

Withholds his mercy from my soul 
Nor turns his face away. 


SELECTION 52. S. M. 


From the Ixvii. Psalm of David. 


O bless thy chosen race, 
In mercy, Lord, incline ; 

And cause the brightness of tny face 
On all thy saints to shine: 


2 That so thy wondrous way 
May through the world be known; 
While distant lands their tribute pay, 
And thy salvation own. 


3 Let differmg nations join 
To celebrate thy fame ; 
Let all the world, O Lord, combine 
To praise thy glorious Name. 


4 O let them shout and sing, 
With joy and pious mirth ; 
For thou, the righteous Judge and King, 
Shalt govern all the earth. 


5 Let differmg nations join 
To celebrate thy fame ; 
Let all the world, O Lord, combine 
To praise thy glorious Name. 


6 Then God upon our land 
Shall constant blessings shower ; 
And all the world in awe shall stand 
Of his resistless power. 


SELECTION 53. L. M. 


From the lxviii. Psalm of David. 


PPHE servants of Jehovah’s will 


His favour’s gentle beams enjoy; 


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Their upright hearts let gladness fill, 
And cheerful songs their tongues employ. 


2 To him your voice in anthems raise, 
Jehovah’s awful name he bears; 
In him rejoice, extol his praise, 


Who rides upon high-rolling spheres. 


3 His chariots numberless, his powers 
Are heavenly hosts, that wait his will; 
His presence now fills Sion’s towers, 
As once it honour’d Sinai’s hill. 


4 Ascending high, in triumph thou 
Captivity hast captive led, 
And on thy people didst bestow 
Thy gifts and graces freely shed. 


5 E’en rebels shall partake thy grace, 
And humble proselytes repair 
To worship at thy dwelling-place, 
And all the world pay homage there. 


6 For benefits each day bestow’d, 
Be daily his great Name adored, 
Who is our Saviour and our God, 
Of life and death the sovereign Lord. 


SELECTION 54. 


From the lxix. Psalm of David. 
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SAVE me, O God, from waves that roll, 
And press to overwhelm my soul: 
With painful steps in mire I tread, 
And deluges o’erflow my head. 


2 O Lord, to thee I will repair 
For help, with humble, timely prayer ; 
Relieve me from thy mercy’s store, 
Display thy truth’s preserving power. 


3 From threat’ning dangers me relieve, 
And from the mire my feet retrieve ; 
From all my foes in safety keep, 
And snatch me from the raging deep. 


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Lord, hear the humble prayer I make, 
For thy transcending goodness’ sake ; 
Relieve thy supplicant once more 
From thy abounding mercy’s store. 


Reproach and grief have broke my heart; 
I look’d for some to take my part, 

To pity, or relieve my pain; 

But look’d, alas! for both in vain. 


With hunger pined, for food I call, 
Instead of food they give me gall; 
And when with thirst my spirits sink, 
They give me vinegar to drink. 


For new afflictions they procured 

For him, who had thy stripes endured ; 

And made the wounds thy scourge had torn, 
To bleed afresh with sharper scorn 


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My soul, howe’er distress’d and poor, 
Thy strong salvation shall restore : 

Thy power with songs [ll then proclaim, 
And celebrate with thanks thy Name. 


Our God shall this more highly prize 
Than herds or flocks in sacrifice ; 
Which humble saints with joy shall see, 
And hope for like redress with me. 


For God regards the poor’s complaint, 
And frees the captive from restraint. 

Let heaven, earth, sea, their voices raise, 
And all the world resound his praise. 


SELECTION 55. C.M. 
From the lxxi. Psalm of David. 
[NX thee I put my steadfast trust, 
Defend me, Lord, from shame: 
Incline thine ear, and save my soul, 
For righteous is thy Name. 


2 Be thou my strong abiding-place, 
To which I may resort : 


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Thy promise, Lord, is my defence, 
Thou art my rock and fort. 


3 My steadfast and unchanging hope 
Shall on thy power depend ; 
And I in grateful songs of praise 
My time to come will spend. 


4 Thy righteous acts and saving health 
My mouth shall still declare ; 
Unable yet to count them all, 
Though summ’d with utmost care. 


5 While God vouchsafes me his support, 
Pll in his strength go on; 
All other righteousness disclaim, 
And mention his alone. 


6 Thou, Lord, hast taught me from my youth, 
To praise thy glorious Name ; 
And ever since, thy wondrous works 
Have been my constant theme. 


7 Therefore, with psaltery and harp, 

Thy truth, O Lord, Pll praise ; 

To thee, the God of Jacob’s race, 
My voice in anthems raise. 


8 Then joy shall fill my mouth, and songs 
Employ my cheerful voice ; 
My grateful soul, by thee redeem’d, 
Shall in thy strength rejoice. 


SELECTION 56. C. M. 


From the Ixxii. Psalm of David. 


Le! hills and mountains shall bring forth 
The happy fruits of peace ; 
Which all the land shall own to be 


The work of righteousness : 


2 While David’s Son our needy race 
Shall rule with gentle sway ; 
And from their humble neck shall take 
Oppressive yokes away. 


3 In every heart thy awful fear 
Shall then be rooted fast, 


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As long as sun and moon endure, 
Or time itself shall last. 


He shall descend like rain, that cheers 
The meadow’s second birth ; 

Or like warm showers, whose gentle drops 
Refresh the thirsty earth. 


In his blest days the just and good 
Shall spring up all around : 

The happy land shall everywhere 
With endless peace abound. 


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His uncontroll’d dominion shall 
From sea to sea extend ; 
Begin at proud Euphrates’ stream, 
At nature’s limits end. 


To him the savage nations round 
Shall bow their servile heads ; 

His vangquish’d foes shall lick the dust, 
Where he his conquest spreads. 


The kings of Tarshish and the isles 
Shall costly presents bring ; 

From spicy Sheba gifts shall come, 
And wealthy Saba’s king. 


To him shall every king on earth 
His humble homage pay ; 

And differing nations gladly join 
To own his righteous sway. 


For he shall set the needy free, 
When they for succour cry ; 

Shall save the helpless and the poor, 
And all their wants supply. 


For him shall constant prayer be made, 
Through all his prosperous days: 
His just dominion shall afford 
A lasting theme of praise. 


The memory of his glorious Name 
Through endless years shall run; 
His spotless fame shall shine as bright 

And lasting as the sun. 


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13 In him the nations of the world 
_ Shall be completely bless’d, 
And his unbounded happiness 

By every tongue confess’d. 


14 Then bless’d be God, the mighty Lord, 
The God whom Israel fears ; 
Who only wondrous in his works 
Beyond compare, appears. 


15 Let earth be with his glory fill’d, 
For ever bless his Name ; 
Whilst to his praise the listening world 
Their glad assent proclaim. 


SELECTION 57. L.M. 


From the Ixxiii. Psalm of David. 


PpHY presence, Lord, hath me supplied, 
‘Thou my right hand support dost give ; 

Thou first shalt with thy counsel guide, 
And then to glory me receive. . 


2 Whom then in heaven, but thee alone, 
Have I, whose favour I require? 

Throughout the spacious earth there’s none, 
Compared with thee, that I desire. 


3 My trembling flesh and aching heart 
May often fail to succour me ; 

But God shall mward strength impart, 
And my eternal portion be. 


4 For they that far from thee remove 
Shall into sudden ruin fall ; 

If after other gods they rove, 
Thy vengeance shall destroy them all. 


5 But as for me, ’tis good and just 
That I should still to God repair ; 
In him I always put my trust, 
And will his wondrous works declare. 


SELECTION 58. C.M. 
From the lxxiv. Psalm of David. 
(THINE is the cheerful day, O Lord, 


Thine the return of night ; 
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Thou hast prepared the glorious sun, 
And every feebler light. 


2 By thee the borders of the earth 
In perfect order stand ; 
The summer’s warmth, and wintei’s cold 
Attend on thy command. 


SELECTION 59. IV. 1. 
From the lxxvi. Psalm of David. 


(PSHE Name of our God 
me * In Israel is known; 
His mansion beloved 
Is Sion alone: 
There broke he the arrows 
The enemy hurl’d, 
And honour’d his mountain 
Above all the world. 


2 The pride of thy foes 
Is turn’d to thy praise ; 
Their fierceness o’er-ruled 
Thy providence sways ; 
Their sin overflowing 
Thy power will restrain ; 
Thy arm on the wicked 
New glory will gain. 


3 Ye nations, to God 
Vow homage sincere ; 
Devote to him gifts, 
Love, worship, and fear ; 
Before him, ye mighty, 
Your spirits repress ; 
Ye high, and ye humble, 
His wonders confess ! 


SELECTION 60. C.M. 
From the Ixxviii. Psalm of David. 
HEAR, O my people; to my law 
Devout attention lend ; 
Let the instruction of my mouth 
Deep in your hearts descend 





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2 My tongue shall oracles proclaim 
Which ancient times have known; 
The truths which our forefathers’ care 
Tc us has handed down. 


3 We will not hide them from our sons, 
Our offspring shall be taught 
The praises of the Lord, whose strengtn 
Has works of wonder wrought. 


4 For Jacob he his law ordain’d, 
His league with Israel made ; 
With charge to be from age to age, 
From race to race convey’d ; ‘ 


5 That generations yet to come 

Should to their unborn heirs 

Religiously transmit the same, 
And they again to theirs. 


6 To teach them that in God alone 
Their hope securely stands ; 
That they should ne’er his works forget, 
But keep his just commands. 


SELECTION 61. LL.M. 


From the Ixxx. Psalm of David. 


QO THOU whom heavenly hosts obey, 
How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? 
How long thy suffering people pray, 
And to their prayers have no return? 


2 Thou brought’st a vine from Egypt’s land; 
And, casting out the heathen race, 
Didst plant it with thine own right hand, 
And firmly fix it in their place. 


3 Before it thou preparedst the way, 
And mad’st it take a lasting root; 
Which, bless’d with thy indulgent ray, 
O’er all the land did widely shoot. 


4 The hills were cover’d with its shade, 
Its goodly boughs did cedars seem ; 
Its branches to the sea were spread, 
And reach’d to proud Euphrates’ stream. 


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5 To thee, O God of hosts, we pray, 
Thy wonted goodness, Lord, renew ; 
From heaven, thy throne, this vine survey, 
And her sad state with pity view 


6 Behold the vineyard made by thee, 


Which thy right hand did guard so long; 


And keep that branch from danger free, 
Which for thyself thou mad’st so strong. 


7 Do thou convert us, Lord, do thou 
The lustre of thy face display ; 
And all the ills we suffer now, 
Like scatter’d clouds, shall pass away. 


SELECTION 62. C.M. 


From the Ixxxi. Psalm of David. 


O God, our never-failing strength, 
With loud applauses sing: 

And jointly make a cheerful noise 
To Jacob’s awful King. 


2 Compose a hymn of praise, and touch 
Your instruments of joy; 
Let psalteries and tuneful harps 
Your grateful skill employ. 


3 Let trumpets at the festival 
Their joyful voices raise, 
To celebrate th’ appointed time, 
The solemn day of praise. 


4 For this a statute was of old, 
Which Jacob’s God decreed 
To be with pious care observed, 
By Israel’s chosen seed. 


SELECTION 63. C.M 


From the Ixxxiv. Psalm of David. 


() GOD of hosts, the mighty Lord, 
How lovely is the place, 
Where thou enthroned in glory, show’st 
The brightness of thy face! 


2 My longing soul faints with desire 
To view thy blest abode; 


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_ My panting heart and flesh cry out 


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For thee, the living God. 


The birds, more happy far than I, 
Around thy temple throng ; 

Securely there they build, and there 
Securely hatch their young. 


O Lord of hosts, my King and God, 
How highly bless’d are they, 

Who in thy temple always dwell, 
And there thy praise display ! 


Thrice happy they, whose choice has thee 
Their sure protection made, 

Who long to tread the sacred ways 
That to thy dwelling lead ! 


Who pass through parch’d and thirsty vales, 
Yet no refreshment want; 

Their pools are fill’d with rain, which thou 
At their request dost grant. 


Thus they proceed from strength to strength, 
And still approach more near ; 

Till all on Sion’s holy mount 
Before their God appear. 


Within thy courts one single day 
"Tis better to attend, 

Than, Lord, in any other place 
A thousand days to spend. 


Much rather in God’s house will I 
The meanest office take, 

Than in the wealthy tents of sin 
My pompous dwelling make. 


For God, who is our sun and shield, 
Will grace and glory give; 

And no good thing will he withhold 
From them that justly live. 


Thou God, whom heavenly hosts obey, 
How highly bless’d is he, 

Whose hope and trust, securely placed, 
Are still reposed on thee. 

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SELECTION 64. C. M. 
From the Ixxxy. Psalm of David. 


O GOD our Saviour, all our hearts 
To thy obedience turn ; 
That, quench’d with our repenting tears, 
Thy wrath no more may burn. 


2 For why should’st thou be angry still, 
And wrath so long retain ? | 
Revive us, Lord, and let thy saints 
Thy wonted comfort gain. 


3 Thy gracious favour, Lord, display, 
Which we have long implored ; 
And, for thy wondrous mercy’s sake, 


Thy wonted aid afford. 


4 God’s answer patiently I'll wait; 
For he with glad success, 
If they no more to folly turn, 
His mourning saints will bless. 


5 To all that fear God’s holy Name 
His sure salvation’s near ; 
His glory in our happy land 


For ever shall appear. 


6 For mercy now with truth is join’d; 
And righteousness with peace, 
Like kind companions, absent long, 
With friendly arms embrace. 


7 Truth from the earth shall spring, whilst heaven 
Shall streams of justice pour; 
And God, from whom all goodness flows, 
Shall endless plenty shower. 


8 Before him righteousness shall march, 
And his just paths prepare ; 
While we his holy steps pursue 
With constant zeal and care. 


SELECTION 65. .C. M. 


From the lxxxvi. Psalm of David. 


r['0 my complaint, O Lord my God, 


Thy gracious ear incline ; 


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Hear me, distress’d, and destitute 
Of all relief but thine. 


2 Do thou, O God, preserve my soul, 
That does thy Name adore; 
Thy servant keep, and him whose trust 
Relies on thee, restore. 


3 To me, who daily thee invoke, 
Thy mercy, Lord, extend ; 
Refresh thy servant’s soul, whose hopes 
On thee alone depend. 


4 Thou, Lord, art good; nor only good, 
But prompt to pardon too; 
Of plenteous mercy to all those 
Who for thy mercy sue. 


5 'To my repeated humble prayer, 
- _O Lord, attentive be ; 
~ When troubled, I on thee will call, 


For thou wilt answer me. 


6 Among the gods there’s none like thee, 
O Lord, alone divine! 
To thee as much inferior they, 
As are their works to thine. 


7 Therefore their great Creator, thee 
The nations shall adore; 
Their long-misguided prayers and praise 
To thy bless’d Name restore. 


8 All shall confess thee great, and great 
The wonders thou hast done ; 
Confess thee God, the God supreme, 
Confess thee God alone. 


9 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and I 
From truth shall ne’er depart ; 
In reverence to thy sacred Name 
Devoutly fix my heart. 


10 Thee will I praise, O Lord my God, 
Praise thee with heart sincere ; 
And to thy everlasting Name 
Eternal trophies rear. 


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11 Thy boundless mercy shown to me 
Transcends my power to tell; 
For thou hast oft redeem’d my soul 
From lowest deeps of hell. ; 


12 And thou thy constant goodness didst 
To my assistance bring ; 
Of patience, mercy, and of truth, 
Thou everlasting spring! 


SELECTION 66.) II. 3. 


From the lxxxvii. Psalm of David. 


OD’S temple crowns the holy mount, 
The Lord there condescends to dwell: 

His Sion’s gates, in his account, 
Our Israel’s fairest tents excel: 

Yea, glorious things of thee we sing, 


O city of th’ Almighty King! 


2 Of honour’d Sion we aver, > 
Illustrious throngs from her proceed ; 
Tl’ Almighty shall establish her, 
And shall enrol her holy seed: 
Yea, for his people he shall count 
The children of his favour’d mount 


3 He'll Sion find with numbers fill’d 
Who celebrate his matchless praise ; 
Who, here in hallelujahs skill’d, 
In heaven their harps and hymns shall raise 
O Sion, seat of Israel’s king, 
Be mine to drink thy living spring! 


SELECTION 67. L. M. 


From the lxxxviii. Psalm of David. 


(50D of my life, O Lord most high, 
To thee by day and night I cry; 
Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear, 
To my distress incline thine ear. 


2 Like those whose strength and hopes are fled, 
They number me among the dead; 
Like those who, shrouded in the grave, 
For thee no more remembrance have. 


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3 Wilt thou by miracle revive 
The dead, whom thou forsook’st alive? 
Shall the mute grave thy love confess, 
A mouldering tomb thy faithfulness ? 


4 To thee, O Lord, I cry forlorn, 
My prayer prevents the early morn: 
Why hast thou, Lord, my soul forsook, 
Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look ? 


5 Companions dear, and friends beloved, 
Far from my sight thou. hast removed : 
God of my life, O Lord most high, 
Vouchsafe to hear my mournful ery! 


SELECTION 68. L. M. 
From the Ixxxix. Psalm of David. 


nPHY. mercies, Lord, shall be my song, 
My song on them shall ever dwell ; 
To ages yet unborn, my tongue 
Thy never-failing truth shall tell. 


2 I have aftirm’d, and still maintain, 
Thy mercy shall for ever last ; 
Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain, 
Like them shall stand for ever fast. 


3 Thus spak’st thou by thy prophet’s voice : 
“With David I a league have made; 
To him, my servant, and my choice, 
By solemn oath this grant convey’d: 


4 ‘While earth, and seas, and skies endure, 


Thy seed shall in my sight remain ; 
To them thy throne I will ensure, 
They shall to endless ages reign.” 


5 For such stupendous truth and love, 
Both heaven and earth just praises owe, 
By choirs of angels sung above, 
And by assembled saints below. 


6 What seraph of celestial birth 
To vie with Israel’s God shall dare? 
Or who among the gods of earth 
With our Almighty Lord compare ? 


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7 With reverence and religious dread, 


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His saints should to his temple press ; 
His fear through all their hearts should spread, 
Who his almighty Name confess. 


Lord God of armies, who can boast 

Of strength or power like thine renown’d ? 
Of such a numerous, faithful host, 

As that which does thy throne surround ? 


Thou dost the lawless sea control, 
And change the prospect of the deep ; 
Thou mak’st the sleeping billows roll ; 
Thou mak’st the rolling billows sleep. 


In thee the sovereign right remains 
Of earth and heaven; thee, Lord, alone, 
The world, and all that it contains, 
Their Maker and Preserver own. 


Thine arm is mighty, strong thy hand, 
Yet, Lord, thou dost with justice reign ; 
Possess’d of absolute command, 
Thou truth and mercy dost maintain. 


12 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear 


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‘hy sacred trumpet’s joyful sound ; 
Who may at festivals appear, 
With thy most glorious presence crown’d. 


Thy saints shall always be o’erjoy’d, 
Who on thy sacred Name rely; 

And, in thy righteousness employ’d, 
Above their foes be raised on high. 


For in thy strength they shall advance, 
Whose conquests from thy favour spring : 
The Lord of hosts is our defence, 


And Israel’s God our Israel’s King. 


SELECTION 69. 
From the xc. Psalm of David. 
PART I. C. M. 
QO LORD, the Saviour and defence 
Of us thy chosen race, 
From age to age thou still hast been 
Our sure abiding-place. 


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2 Before thou brought’st the mountains forth, 
Or th’ earth and world didst frame, 
Thou always wast the mighty God, 
And ever art the same. 


3 Thou turnest man, O Lord, to dust, 
Of which he first was made ; 
And when thou speak’st the word, ‘Return,’ 
"Tis instantly obey’d. 


4 For in thy sight a thousand years 
Are like a day that’s past ; 

Or like a watch in dead of night, 

Whose hours unminded waste. 


5 Thou sweep’st.us off as with a flood, 
We vanish hence like dreams :— 
At first we grow like grass that feels 
The sun’s reviving beams ; 


6 But howsoever fresh and fair 
Its morning beauty shows, 
"Tis all cut down, and wither’d quite, 
Before the evening close. 


7 We by thine anger are consumed, 
And by thy wrath dismay’d ; 
Our public crimes and secret sins 


Before thy sight are laid. 


8 Beneath thine anger’s sad effects 

Our drooping days we spend ; 

Our unregarded years break off, 
Like tales that quickly end. 


9 Our term of time is seventy years, 
An age that few survive : 
But if, with more than common strength, 
To eighty we arrive— 


10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, 
To sorrow turn’d and pain: 
So soon the slender thread is cut, 
And we no more remain. 


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1 Bur who thine anger’s dread effects 
Does, as he ought, revere ? 


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And yet thy wrath does fall or rise, 
As more or less we fear. 


2 So teach us, Lord, th’ uncertain sum 
Of our short days to min 
That to true wisdom all our hearts 
May ever be inclined. 


3 O to thy servants, Lord, return, 
And speedily relent : 
As we of our misdeeds, do thou 
Of our just doom repent. 


4 To satisfy and cheer our souls, 
Thy early mercy send; 
That we may all our days to come 
In joy and comfort spend. 


5 To all thy servants, Lord, let this 

Thy wondrous work be known; 
And to our offspring yet unborn, 
Thy glorious power be shown. 


6 Let thy bright rays upon us shine, 
Give thou our work success ; 
The glorious work we have in hand 
Do thou vouchsafe to bless. 


SELECTION 70. 


From the xci. Psalm of David. 


PART I. _ II. 2. 


HE that has God his guardian made, 
Shall under the Almighty’s shade 
Secure and undisturb’d abide : 
Thus to my soul of him I'll say, 
He is my fortress and my stay, 


My God, in whom I will confide. 


2 His tender love and watchful care 
Shall free thee from the fowler’s snare, 
And from the noisome pestilence ; 
He over thee his wings shall spread, 
And cover thy unguarded head; 
His truth shall be thy strong defence. 


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No terrors that surprise by night 
Shall thy undaunted courage fright, 
Nor deadly shafts that fly by day; 
Nor plague of unknown rise, that kills 
In darkness, nor infectious ills 
That in the burning noon-tide slay. 


Because, with well-placed confidence, 
Thou mak’st the Lord thy sure defence, 
Thy refuge, even God most high; 
Therefore no ill on thee shall come, 
Nor to thy heaven-protected home 
Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh. 


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Gop shall charge his angel legions 
Watch and ward o’er thee to keep; 
Though thou walk through hostile regions, 
Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 


On the lion vainly roaring, 

On his young, thy foot shall tread ; 
And, the dragon’s den exploring, 

Thou shalt bruise the serpent’s head. 


Since, with pure and firm affection, 
Thou on God hast set thy love, 

With the wings of his protection 
He will shield thee from above. 


Thou shalt call on him in trouble, 
He will hearken, he will save; 
Here for grief reward thee double, 

Crown with life beyond the grave 


SELECTION 71. C. M. 


From the xcii. Psalm of David. 


How good and pleasant must it be 


To thank the Lord most high ; 
And with repeated hymns of praise 
His Name to magnify ! 


2 With every morning’s early dawn 


His goodness to relate ; 


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And of his constant truth, each night, 
The glad effects repeat ! 


To ten-string’d instruments we'll sing, 
With tuneful psalteries join’d ; 

And to the harp with solemn sounds, 
For sacred use design’d. 


For through thy wondrous works, O Lord, 
Thou mak’st my heart rejoice ; 

The thoughts of them shall make me glad, 
And shout with cheerful voice. 


How wondrous are thy works, O Lord !> 
How deep are thy decrees ! 

Whose winding tracks, in secret laid, 
No careless sinner sees. 


He little thinks, when wicked men, 
Like grass, look fresh and gay, 

How soon their short-lived splendour must 
For ever pass away. 


But thou, my God, art still most high ; 
And all thy lofty foes, 

Who thought they might, securely sin, 
Shall be o’erwhelm’d with woes. 


But righteous men, like rising palms, 
Shall grow and flourish still ; 

Thy flock shall spread, like cedars choice, 
On Lebanon’s high hill. 


These, planted in the house of God, 
Within his courts shall thrive ; 

Their vigour and their lustre both 
Shall in old age revive. 


Thus will the Lord his justice show ; 
And God, my strong defence, 

Shall due rewards to all the world 
Impartially dispense. 


SELECTION 72. L. M. 


From the xciii. Psalm of David. 


VW It glory clad, with strength array’d, 


The Lord that o’er all nature reigns, 


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The world’s foundation strongly laid, 
And the vast fabric still sustains. 


2 How surely stablish’d is thy throne ! 
Which shall no change or period see ; 
For thou, O Lord, and thou alone, 
Art God from all eternity. 


3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, 

And toss the troubled waves on high ; 
But God above can still their noise, 
And make the angry sea comply. 


4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure, 
And they that in thy house would dwell, 
That happy station to secure, 
Must still in holiness excel. 


SELECTION 73. 


From the xciv. Psalm of David. 
PART Cc. M. 


SAY ye, the Lord shall not regard, 
Shall not your sins discern ? 

Take heed, ye foolish and unwise ; 
When will ye wisdom learn? 


2 Can He be deaf who form’d the ear, 
Or blind who framed the eye? 
Shall earth’s great Judge not punish those 
Who his known will defy ? 


3 He fathoms all the hearts of men, 
To him their thoughts he bare ; 
His eye surveys them all, and sees 
How vain their counsels are. 


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1 Buess’p is the man, whom thou, O Lord, 
In kindness dost chastise, 
And by thy sacred rules to walk 
Dost lovingly advise. 


2 This man shall rest and safety find 
In seasons of distress ; 
Whilst God prepares a pit for those 
That stubbornly transgress. 


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3 For God will never from his saints 
His favour wholly take ; 
His own possession and his lot 
He will not quite forsake. 


4 'The world shall yet confess thee just 
In all that thou hast done ; 
And those that choose thy upright ways 
Shall in those paths go on. 


5 Long since had I in silence slept, 
But that the Lord was near, 
To stay me when I slipp’d; when sad, 
My troubled heart to cheer. 


6 My soul’s defence is firmly placed 
In God, the Lord most high: 
He is my rock, to which I may 
For refuge always fly. 


SELECTION 74. L.M. 


From the xev. Psalm of David. 


O COME, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our Almighty King; 

For we our voices high shall raise, 
When our salvation’s rock we praise. 


2 Into his presence let us haste, 
To thank him for his favours past ; 
To him address, in joyful songs, 
The praise that to his Name belongs : 


3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state, 
Is with unrivall’d glory great ; 
A King superior far to all 
Whom gods the heathen falsely call. 


4 The depths of earth are in his hand, 
Her secret wealth at his command ; 
The strength of hills that reach the skies 
Subjected to his empire lies. 


5 The rolling ocean’s vast abyss 
By the same sovereign right is his ; 
"Twas made by his almighty hand, 


That form’d and fix’d the solid land. 


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6 O let us to his courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there ; 
Down on our knees devoutly all 
Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 


7 For he’s our God, our Shepherd he, 
His flock and pasture-sheep are we: 
O then, ye faithful flock, to-day 


His warning hear, his voice obey. 


SELECTION 75. II. 8. 


From the xcvi. Psalm of David. 


ING to the Lord a new-made song ; 
Let earth in one assembled throng, 
Her common Patron’s praise resound : 

Sing to the Lord, and bless his Name, 

From day to day his praise proclaim, 
Who us has with salvation crown’d : 

To heathen lands his fame rehearse, 

His wonders to the universe. 


He’s great, and greatly to be praised ; 
In majesty and glory raised 
Above all other deities ; 
For pageantry and idols all 
Are they whom gods the heathen call ; 
He only rules who made the skies : 
With majesty and honour crown’d, 
Glory and strength his throne surround 


Be glory then to him restored 

By all who have false gods adored : 
Ascribe due honour to his Name, 

Peace-offerings on his altar lay, 

Before his throne your homage pay, 
Which he, and he alone, can claim 

To worship at his sacred court, 

Let all the trembling world resort. 


Proclaim aloud, Jehovah reigns, 

Whose power the universe sustains, 
And banish’d justice will restore : 

Let therefore heaven new joys confess, 

And heavenly mirth let earth express, 
Its loud applause the ocean roar, 

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Its mute inhabitants rejoice, 
And for this triumph find a voice. 


5 For joy let fertile valleys sing, | 

The cheerful groves their tribute bring, 
And tuneful harmonies awake: 

Behold! in truth and justice clad, 

God comes to judge the world he made, 
And to himself his throne to take : 

He’s come, to judge the world he’s come 

With justice to reward and doom. 


SELECTION 76. L. M. 


From the xevii. Psalm of David. 


EHOVAH reigns, let all the earth 
In his just government rejoice ; 
Let all the lands, with sacred mirth, 
In his applause unite their voice. 


2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade 
His dazzling glory shroud in state ; 
Judgment and righteousness are made 
The habitation of his seat. 


3 For thou, O God, art seated high, 
Above earth’s potentates enthroned ; 

Thou, Lord, unrivall’d in the sky, 
Supreme by all the gods art own’d. 


4 Ye who to serve this Lord aspire, 
Abhor what’s ill, and truth esteem ; 
He’ll keep his servants’ souls entire, 
And them from wicked hands redeem. 


5 For seeds are sown of glorious light, 
A future harvest for the just; 
And gladness for the heart that’s right, 


To recompense its pious trust. 


6 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord ; 
Memorials of his holiness 
Deep in your faithful breasts record, 
And with your thankful tongues confess, 


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SELECTION 77. C.M. 
From the xcviii. Psalm of David. 


SING to the Lord a new-made song, 
Who wondrous things has done ; 
With his right hand and holy arm, 
The conquest he has won. 


2 The Lord has through th’ astonish’d world 
Display’d his saving might, 
And made his righteous acts appear 
In all the heathen’s sight. 


3 Of Israel’s house his love and truth 
Have ever mindful been; 


Wide earth’s remotest parts the power 
Of Israel’s God have seen. 


4 Let therefore earth’s inhabitants 
Their cheerful voices raise, 
And all with universal joy 
Resound their Maker’s praise. 


5 With harp and hymn’s soft melody, 
Into the concert bring 
The trumpet and shrill cornet’s sound, 
Before th’ Almighty King. 


6 Let the loud ocean roar her joy, 
Wrwth all that seas contain ; 
The earth and her inhabitants 
Join concert with the main. 


7 Let floods and torrents clap their hands, 
With joy their homage pay ; 
Let echoing vales, from hill to hill, 
Redoubled shouts convey : 


8 'To welcome down the world’s great Judge, 
Who does with justice come, 
And with impartial equity, 
Both to reward and doom. 


SELECTION 78. C.M. 


From the xcix. Psalm of David. 


J EHOVAH reigns ; let therefore all 
The guilty nations quake: 


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On cherubs’ wings he sits enthroned ; 
Let earth’s foundations shake. 


2 On Sion’s hill he keeps his court, 
His palace makes her towers ; 

And thence his sovereignty extends 
Supreme o’er earthly powers. 


3 Let therefore all with praise address 
His great and dreadful Name ; 
And with his unresisted might 
His holiness proclaim. 


4 For truth and justice, in his reign, 
Of strength and power take place ; 
His judgments are with righteousness 
Dispensed to Jacob’s race 


5 Therefore exalt the Lord our God, 
Before his footstool fall ; 
And with his unresisted might 
His holiness extol. 


6 With worship at his sacred courts 
Exalt our God and Lord; 
For he, who only holy is, 
Alone should be adored. 


SELECTION 79. L. M. 


From the c. Psalm of David. 


With one consent let all the earth 
To God their cheerful voices raise ; 

Glad homage pay with awful mirth, 
And sing before him songs of praise. 


2 Convinced that he is God alone, 
From whom both we and all proceed ; 


We, whom he chooses for his own, 
The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 


3 O enter then his temple gate, 
Thence to his courts devoutly press ; 
And still your grateful hymns repeat, 
And still his Name with praises bless. 


4 For he’s the Lord, supremely good, 
His mercy is for ever sure ; 


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His truth, which always firmly stood, 
To endless ages shall endure. 


SELECTION 80. 
From the cii. Psalm of David. 


PART I. C. M. 

VV HEN I pour out my soul in prayer, 

Do thou, O Lord, attend; 

To thy eternal throne of grace 
Let my sad cry ascend. 


2 O hide not thou thy glorious face 
In times of deep distress ; 
Incline thine ear, and, when I call, 
My sorrows soon redress. 


3 My days, just hastening to their end, 
Are like an evening shade ; 
My beauty does, like wither’d grass, 
With waning lustre fade. 


4 But thine eternal state, O Lord, 
No length of time shall waste ; 
The memory of thy wondrous works 
From age to age shall last. 


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1 Gop shall arise, and Sion view 
With an unclouded face: 
For now her time is come, his own 


Appointed day of grace. 


2 The Name and glory of the Lord 
All heathen kings shall fear, 
When he shall Sion build again, 

And in full state appear. 


3 For God, from his abode on high, 
His gracious beams display’d ; 


The Lord from heaven, his lofty throne, 


Hath all the earth survey’d. 


4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, 
Might celebrate his fame, 
And through the holy city sing 
Loud praises to his Name. 


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1 'T'ne strong foundations of the earth 
Of old by thee were laid; . 
Thy hands, O Lord, the arch of heaven 


With wondrous skill have made. 


2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, 
They soon shall pass away ; 
And, like a garment often worn, 

Shall tarnish and decay. 


3 Like that, when thou ordain’st their change, 
To thy command they bend ; 
But thou continuest still the same, 
Nor have thy years an end. 


4 Thou to the children of thy saints 
Shalt lasting quiet give ; 
Whose happy race, securely fix’d, 


Shall in thy presence live. 


SELECTION 81. L.M. 


From the ciii. Psalm of David. 


MY soul, inspired with sacred love, 
God’s holy Name for ever bless ; 
Of all his favours mindful prove, 
And still thy grateful thanks express. 


2 ’Tis he that all thy sins forgives, 
And after sickness makes thee sound ; 

From danger he thy life retrieves, 
By him with grace and mercy crown’d 


3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, 
Thy vigour eagle-like restores ; 
He to the sufferer promptly flies, 
Who, wrong’d, his righteous help implores. 


4 The Lord abounds with tender love, 
And unexampled acts of grace; 
His waken’d wrath doth slowly move, 
His willing mercy flies apace. 


5 God will not always harshly chide, 
But with his anger quickly part ; 


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And loves his punishments to guide 
More by his love than our desert. 


As high as heaven its arch extends 
Above this little spot of clay, — 

So much his boundless love transcends 
The small respects that we can pay. 


As far as ’tis from east to west, 
So far has he our sins removed ; 
Who, with a father’s tender breast, 
Has such as fear him always loved. 


For God, who all our frame surveys, 
Considers that we are but clay; 


How fresh soe’er we seem, our days 


Like grass or flowers must fade away. 


Whilst they are nipp’d with sudden blasts, 
Nor can we find their former place, 
God’s faithful mercy ever lasts 
To those that fear him, and their race. 


This shall attend on such as still 
Proceed in his appointed way ; 

And who not only know his will, 
But to it just obedience pay. 


The Lord, the universal King, 
In heaven has fix’d his lofty throne : 
To him, ye angels, praises sing, 


In whose great strength his power is shown. 


Ye that his just commands obey, 
And hear and do his sacred will, 

Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay, 
Who still what he ordains fulfil. 


Let every creature jointly bless 
The mighty Lord; and thou, my heart, 
With grateful joy thy thanks express, 
And in this concert bear thy part. 


SELECTION 82. 8S. M. 


From the ciii. Psalm of David. 


O BLESS the Lord, my soul, 
His grace to thee proclaim ; 


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And all that is within me, join 
To bless his holy Name. 


2 O bless the Lord, my soul, 
His mercies bear in mind ; 

Forget not all his benefits, 

Who is to thee so kind. 


3 He pardons all thy sins, 
Prolongs thy feeble breath ; 
He healeth thine infirmities, 
And ransoms thee from death. 


4 He feeds thee with his love, 
Upholds thee with his truth ; 
And, like the eagle’s, he renews 

The vigour of thy youth. 


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5 Then bless the Lord, my soul, 
His grace, his love proclaim ; 
Let all that is within me, join 


To bless his holy Name. 


SELECTION 83. 


From the civ. Psalm of David. 
PART, al. L. M. 


LESS God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone 
Possessest empire without bounds, 
With honour thou art crown’d, thy throne 

Eternal majesty surrounds. 


2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe, 
And glory for a garment take ; 
Heaven’s curtains stretch beyond the globe, 
‘Thy canopy of state to make. 


3 God builds on liquid air, and forms 
His palace-chambers in the skies ; 
The clouds his chariots are, and storms 
The swift-wing’d steeds with which he flies. 


4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind, 
His ministers heaven’s palace fill ; 
They have their sundry tasks assign’d, 

All prompt to do their sovereign’s will. 


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5 In praising God while he prolongs 
My breath, I will that breath employ ; 
And join devotion to my songs, 
Sincere, as in him is my Joy. 


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1 How various, Lord, thy works are found, 
For which thy wisdom we adore ! 
The earth is with thy treasure crown’d, 
Till nature’s hand can grasp no more. 


2 All creatures, both of sea and land, 
In sense of common want agree ; 
All wait on thy dispensing hand, 
And have their daily alms from thee. 


3 They gather what thy stores disperse, 
Without their trouble to provide ; 
Thou op’st thy hand, the universe, 

‘The craving world, is all supplied. 


4 Thou for a moment hid’st thy face, 
The numerous ranks of creatures mourn, 
Thou tak’st their breath, all nature’s race 
Decay, and to their dust return. 


5 Again thou send’st thy Spirit forth, 
Inspiring vital energies ; 
Nature’s restored; replenish’d earth, 
Joyous, her new creation sees. 


6 Thus through successive ages stands 
Firm fix’d thy providential care ; 
Pleased with the work of thine own hands, 
Thou dost the wastes of time repair. 


SELECTION 84. II. 8. 


From the civ. Psalm of David. 


How manifold thy works, O Lord, 
In wisdom, power, and goodness wrought ! 
The earth is with thy riches stored, 
And ocean with thy wonders fraught : 
Unfathom’d caves beneath the deep 
For thee their hidden treasures keep. 
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2 By thee alone the living live,— 
Hide but thy face, their comforts fly ; 
They gather what thy seasons give,— 
Take thou away their breath, they die 
-But send again thy Spirit forth, 
And life renews the gladden’d earth. 


3 Joy im his works Jehovah takes, 
Yet to destruction they return; 
He looks upon the earth, it quakes,— 
Touches the mountains, and they burn 
But God for ever is the same; 
Glory to his eternal Name! 


SELECTION 85. C. M. 


From the cv. Psalm of David. 


O RENDER thanks and bless the Lord, 
Invoke his sacred Name; 
Acquaint the nations with his deeds, 
His matchless deeds proclaim. 


2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns, 
His wondrous works rehearse ; 
Make them the theme of your discourse, 
And subject of your verse. 


3 Rejoice in his almighty Name, 
Alone to be adored ; 
And let their hearts o’erflow with joy, 
That humbly seek the Lord. 


4 Seek ye the Lord, his saving strength 
Devoutly still implore ; 
And, where he’s ever present, seek 
His face for evermore. 
5 The wonders that his hands have wrought, 
Keep thankfully in mind; 
The righteous statutes of his mouth, 
And laws to us assign’d. 


SELECTION 86. L.M. 


From the evi. Psalm of David. 


é) RENDER thanks to God above, 
The fountain of eternal love ; 


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Whose mercy firm through ages past 
Has stood, and shall for ever last. 


Who can his mighty deeds express, 
Not only vast, but numberless ? 
What mortal eloquence can raise 
His tribute of immortal praise ? 


Happy are they, and only they, 

Who from thy judgments never stray ; 
Who know what’s right; nor only so, 
But always practise what they know. 


Extend to me that favour, Lord, 
Thou to thy chosen dost afford ; 
When thou return’st to set them free 
Let thy salvation visit me. 


O may I worthy prove to see 

Thy saints in full prosperity ! 

That I the joyful choir may join, 
And count thy people’s triumph mine! 


Let Israel’s God be ever bless’d, 
His Name eternally confess’d ; 
Let all his saints, with full accord, 


Sing loud Amens—Praise ye the Lord‘ 


SELECTION 87. 


From the Cvil. Psalm of David. 


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MAGNIFY Jehovah’s Name; 
For his mercies ever sure, 
From eternity the same, 
To eternity endure. 


2 Let his ransom’d flock rejoice, 
Gather’d out of every land, 
As the people of his choice, 
Pluck’d from the destroyer’s hand. 


3 In the wilderness astray, 
In the lonely waste they roam, 
Hungry, fainting by the way, 


Far from refuge, shelter, home :— 


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4 To the Lord their God they cry; 


He inclines a gracious ear, 
Sends deliverance from on high, 
Rescues them from all their fear: 


5 Them to pleasant lands he brings, 
Where the vine and olive grow; 
Where, from verdant hills, the springs 
Through luxuriant valleys flow. 


6 O that men would praise the Lord, 
For his goodness to their race ; 
For the wonders of his word, 
And the riches of his grace ! 


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1 Tuy wondrous power, Almighty Lord, 
That rules the boisterous sea, 
The bold adventurers record, 
Who tempt that dangerous way. 


2 At thy command the winds arise, 
And swell the towering waves ; 
While they astonish’d mount the skies, 
And sink in gaping graves. 


3 Dismay’d they climb the watery hills, 
Dismay’d they plunge again ; 

Each like a tottering drunkard reels, 
And finds his courage vain. 


4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, 
He hears their loud request, 
He calms the fierce tempestuous skies, 


And lays the floods to rest. 


5 Rejoicing, they forget their fears, 
They see the storm allay’d: 
The wish’d-for haven now appears ; 
There, let their vows be paid! 


6 O that the sons of men would prajse 
The goodness of the Lord! 
And those who see his wondrous ways, 
His wondrous love record ' 


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SELECTION 88. C.M. 


From the eviii. Psalm of David. 


O GOD, my. heart is fully bent 
To magnify thy Name; 
My tongue with cheerful songs of praise 
Shall celebrate thy fame. 


2 Awake, my lute; nor thou, my harp, 
Thy warbling notes delay ; 
Whilst I with early hymns of joy 
Prevent the dawning day. 


3 To all the listening tribes, O Lord, 
Thy wonders I will tell, 
And to those nations sing thy praise 
That round about us dwell; 


4 Because thy mercy’s boundless height 
The highest heaven transcends, 
And far beyond th’ aspiring clouds 

Thy faithful truth extends. 


5 Be thou, O God, exalted high 
Above the starry frame ; 
And let the world, with one consent, 
Confess thy glorious Name. 


SELECTION 89. II. 2. 


From the cx. Psalm of David. 


rPHE Lorp unto my Lord thus spake: 
“Till I thy foes thy footstool make, 
Sit thou in state at my right hand: 
Supreme in Sion thou shalt be, 
And all thy proud opposers see 
Subjected to thy just command. 


2 “Thee, in thy power’s triumphant day, 
The willing people shall obey ; 

And, when thy rising beams they view, 
Shall all, (redeem’d from error’s night,) 
Appear more numerous and bright 

Than crystal drops of morning dew.” 
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3 The Lord hath sworn, nor sworn in vain, 
That like Melchizedech’s, thy reign 
And priesthood shall no period see: 
Anointed Prince! thou, bending low, 
Shalt drink where darkest torrents flow, 
Then raise thy head in victory! 


SELECTION 90. -L.M. 
From the cxi. Psalm of David. 


PRAISE ye the Lord! our God to praise 

My soul her utmost power shall raise ; 
With private friends, and in the throng 
Of saints, his praise shall be my song. 


2 His works, for greatness though renown’d, 
His wondrous works with ease are found 
By those who seek for them aright, 

And in the pious search delight. 


3 His works are all of matchless fame, 
And universal glory claim ; 
His truth, confirm’d through ages past, 
Shall to eternal ages last. 


4 By precepts he hath us enjoin’d 
To keep his wondrous works in mind ; 
And to posterity record 
That good and gracious is our Lord. 


5 His bounty, like a flowing tide, 
Has all his servants’ wants supplied ; 
And he will ever keep in mind 
His covenant with our fathers sign’d. 


6 Just are the dealings of his hands, 
Immutable are his commands, 
By truth and equity sustain’d, 
And for eternal rules ordain’d. 


7 He set his saints from bondage free, 
And then establish’d his decree, 
For ever to remain the same: 
Holy and reverend is his Name. 


8 Who wisdom’s sacred prize would win, 
Must with the fear of God begin: 


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Immortal praise and heavenly skill 
Have they who know and do his will. 


SELECTION 91. L.M. 


From the exii. Psalm of David. 


PPHAT man is bless’d who stands m awe 
Of God, and loves his sacred law ; 
His seed on earth shall be renown’d, 
And with successive honours crown’d. 


2 The soul that’s fill’d with virtue’s light 
Shines brightest in affliction’s night ; 
To pity the distress’d inclined, 

As well as just to all mankind. 


3 His liberal favours he extends, 
To some he gives, to others lends ; 
Yet what his charity impairs, 
He saves by prudence in affairs. 


Unmoved shall he maintain his ground ; 
The sweet remembrance of the just 
Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust. 


SELECTION 92. II. 2. 


From the exiii. Psalm of David. 


YE saints and servants of the Lord, 
The triumphs of his Name record ; 
His sacred Name for ever bless: 
Where’er the circling sun displays 
His rising beams or setting rays, 
Due praise to his great Name address. 


2 God through the world extends his sway ; 
The regions of eternal-day 
But shadows of his glory are: 
With him whose majesty excels, 
Who made the heaven in which he dwells, 
Let no created power compare. 


3 Though ’tis beneath his state to view 
In highest heaven what angels do, 
Yet he to earth vouchsafes his care ; 


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He takes the needy from his cell, 
Advancing him in courts to dwell, 
Companion to the greatest there. 


SELECTION 93. C.M. | 


From the exv. Psalm of David. 


LORD, not to us, we claim no share, 
But to thy sacred Name 
Give glory, for thy mercy’s sake, 
And truth’s eternal fame. 


2 Why should the heathen cry, ‘‘ Where’s now 
The God whom ye adore ?” 
Convince them that in heaven thou art, 
And uncontroll’d thy power. 


3 O Israel, make the Lord your trust, 
Who is your help and shield; 
Priests, Levites, trust in him alone, 


Who only help can yield. 


4 Let all who truly fear the Lord, 
On him they fear rely; 
Who them in danger can defend, 
And all their wants supply. 


5 Of us he oft has mindful been, 

And Israel’s house will bless ; 
Priests, Levites, proselytes, e’en all 

Who his great Name confess. 


6 On you, and on your heirs, he will 
Increase of blessings bring : 
Thrice happy you, who favourites are 
Of this almighty King ! 


7 Heaven’s highest orb of glory he 
His empire’s seat design’d ; 
And gave this lower globe of earth 
A portion to mankind. 


8 They who in death and silence sleep, 
To him no praise afford ; 
But we will bless for evermore 
Our everliving Lord. 


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SELECTION 94. C.M. 
From the exvi. Psalm of David. 


Y soul with grateful thoughts of love 
_ Entirely is possess’d, 

Because the Lord vouchsafed to hear 
The voice of my request. 


2 Since he has now his ear inclined, 
I never will despair ; 
But still im all the straits of life 
To him address my prayer. 


3 With deadly sorrows compass’d round, 
With pains of hell oppress’d, 
When troubles seized my aching heart, 
And anguish rack’d my breast,— 


4 On God’s almighty Name I call’d, 
And thus to him I pray’d; 
“Lord, I beseech thee save my soul, 
With sorrows quite dismay’d.” 


5 How just and merciful is God, 
How gracious is the Lord ; 
Who saves the harmless, and to me 


Does timely help afford. 


6 Then, free from pensive cares, my soul, 
Resume thy wonted rest ; 
For God has wondrously to thee 
His bounteous love express’d. 


7 When death alarm’d me, he removed 
My dangers and my fears ; 
My feet from falling he secured, 


And dried my eyes from tears. 


8 Therefore my life’s remaining years, 
Which God to me shall lend, 
Will I, in praises to his Name, 
And in his service, spend. 


9 In God I trusted, and of him 
Did boast in greatest fear ; 
Though in my trouble I exclaim’d, 


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10 O what return to God shall I 
For all his goodness make? 
I'll praise his Name, and with glad zeal 
The cup of blessing take. 


11 [ll pay my vows among his saints, 
Whose blood (howe’er despised 
By wicked men) in God’s account 
Is always highly prized. 4 


12 To thee I'll offermgs bring of praise ; 
And while I bless thy Name, 
The just performance of my vows 
To all thy saints proclaim. 


13 They in Jerusalem shall meet, 
And in thy house shall join 
To bless thy Name with one consent, 
And mix their songs with mine. 


SELECTION 95. C. M. 


From the exvii. Psalm of David. 


WITH cheerful notes let all the earth 
To heaven their voices raise ; 
Let all, inspired with godly mirth, 
Sing solemn hymns of praise. 


2 God’s tender mercy knows no bound, 
His truth shall ne’er decay : 
Then let the willing nations round 
Their grateful tribute pay. 


SELECTION 96. C.M. 


From the exviii. Psalm of David. 


O PRAISE the Lord, for he is good, 
His mercies ne’er decay ; 
That his kind favours ever last, 
Let thankful Israel say. 


2 Their sense of his eternal love 
Let Aaron’s house express ; 
And that it never fails, let all 
That fear the Lord confess 


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Far better ’tis to trust in God, 
And have the Lord our friend, 
Than on the greatest human power 

For safety to depend. 


The Lord has been my help; the praise 
To him alone belongs ; 

He is my Saviour and my strength, 
He only claims my songs. 


Joy fills the dwelling of the just, 
Whom God has saved from harm ; 


. For wondrous things are brought to pass 


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By his almighty arm. 


He, by his own resistless power, 
Has endless honour won ; 
The saving strength of his right hand 


Amazing works has done. 


God will not suffer me to fall, 
But still prolongs my days ; 
That, by declaring all his works, 
I may advance his praise. 


When God had sorely me chastised, 
Till quite of hopes bereaved, 

His mercy from the gates of death 
My fainting life reprieved. 


Then open wide the temple gates 
To which the just repair, 

That I may enter in, and praise 
My great Deliverer there. 


Within those gates of God’s abode 
To which the righteous press, 


Since thou hast heard, and set me safe, 
Thy holy Name [ll bless. 


That which the builders once refused 
Is now the corner-stone : 

This is the wondrous work of God, 
The work of God alone. 


This day is God’s; let all the land 
Exalt their cheerful voice : 

“‘ Lord, we beseech thee, save us now, 
And make us still rejoice.” 


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138 Him that approaches in God’s Name 
Let all th’ assembly bless ; 
“We that belong to God’s own house 
Have wish’d you good success.” 


14 God is the Lord, through whom we all 
Both light and comfort find ; 
Fast to the altar’s horns with cords 
The chosen victim bind. 


15 Thou art my Lord, O God, and still 
Pll praise thy holy Name ; 
Because thou only art my God, 
I'll celebrate thy fame. 


16 O then with me give thanks to God, 
Who still does gracious prove ; 
And let the tribute of our praise 
Be endless as his love. 


SELECTION 97. 


From the exix. Psalm of David. 
PAR D2 i. ALEPH. C.M. 


How bless’d are they who always keep 
The pure and perfect way; 
Who never from the sacred paths 
Of God’s commandments stray ! 


2 How bless’d, who to his righteous laws 
Have still obedient been ; 
And have, with fervent humble zeal, 
His favour sought to win ! 


3 Such men their utmost caution use 
To shun each wicked deed; 
But in the path which he directs 
With constant care proceed. 


4 Thou strictly hast enjoin’d us, Lord, 
To learn thy sacred will; — 
And all our diligence employ 
Thy statutes to fulfil. 


5 O then that thy most holy will 

Might o’er my ways preside ; 

And I the course of all my life 
By thy direction guide ! 


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Then with assurance should I walk, 
From all confusion free ; 

Convinced, with joy, that all my ways 
With thy commands agree. 


My upright heart shall my glad mouth 
With cheerful praises fill, 

When, by thy righteous judgments taught, 
I shall have learn’d thy will. 


So to thy sacred laws shall I 
Entire observance pay: 

O then forsake me not, my God, 
Nor cast me quite away ! 


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How shall the young preserve their ways 
From all pollution free ? 

By making still their course of life 
With thy commands agree. 


2 With hearty zeal for thee I seek, 


To thee for succour pray ; 
O suffer not my careless steps 
From thy right paths to stray ! 


Safe in my heart, and closely hid, 
Thy word, my treasure, lies, 

To succour me with timely aid 
When sinful thoughts arise. 


Secured by that, my grateful soul 
Shall ever bless thy Name ; 

O teach me then by thy just laws 
My future life to frame ! 


My lips, unlock’d by pious zeal, 
To others have declared 

How well the judgments of thy mouth 
Deserve our best regard. 


Whilst in the way of thy commands 
More solid joy I found, 

Than had I been with vast increase 
Of envied riches crown’d. 


7 Therefore thy just and upright laws 


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And those sound rules which thou prescrib’st, 


Entire respect shall find. 


To keep thy statutes undefaced 
Shall be my constant joy ; 
The strict remembrance of thy word 


Shall all my thoughts employ. — 


PART III. GIMEL. C.M. 


Be gracious to thy servant, Lord ; 
Do thou my life defend, 

That I according to thy word 
My time to come may spend. 


Enlighten both my eyes and mind, 
That so I may discern 

The wondrous things which they behold, 
Who thy just precepts learn. 


My fainting soul is almost pined, 
With earnest longing spent, 

While always on the eager search 
Of thy just will intent. 


Thy sharp rebuke shall crush the proud, 
Whom still thy curse pursues ; 

Since they to walk in thy right ways 
Presumptuously refuse. 


But far from me do thou, O Lord, 
Contempt and shame remove ; 
For I thy sacred laws affect 
With undissembled love. 


For thy commands have always been 
My comfort and delight ; 
By them I learn with prudent care 


To guide my steps aright. 


PART IV. DALETH. C. M. 


My soul, oppress’d with deadly care, 
Close to the dust doth cleave ; ; 

Revive me, Lord, and let me now | 
Thy promised aid receive. . 


To thee I still declared my ways, 
And thou inclin’dst thine ear ; 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


O teach me then my future life 
By thy just laws to steer! 


If thou wilt make me know thy laws, 
And by their guidance walk, 


The wondrous works which thou hast done 


Shall be my constant talk. 


But see, my soul within me sinks, 
Press’d down with weighty care ; 

Do thou, according to thy word, 
My wasted strength repair. 


Far, far from me be all false ways 
And lying arts removed ; 

But kindly grant I still may keep 
The path by thee approved. 


6 Thy faithful ways, thou God of truth, 
My happy choice Pve made ; 

Thy judgments, as my rule of life, 
Before me always laid. 


My care has been to make my life 
With thy commands agree ; 

O then preserve thy servant, Lord, 
From shame and ruin free ! 


So in the way of thy commands 
Shall I with pleasure run ; 

And, with a heart enlarged with joy, 
Successfully go on. 


PART V. HE.  C.M. 


InstrucT me in thy statutes, Lord, 
Thy righteous paths display ; 

And I from them, through all my life, 
Will never go astray. 


If thou true wisdom from above 
Wilt graciously impart, 
To keep thy perfect laws I will 


Devote my zealous heart. 


Direct me in the sacred ways 
To which thy precepts lead ; 
Because my chief delight has been 
Thy righteous paths to tread. 


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4 Do thou to thy most just commands 
Incline my willing heart ; 
Let no desire of worldly wealth 
From thee my thoughts divert. 


5 From those vain objects turn mine eyes, 
Which this false world displays ; 
But give me lively power and strength 


To keep thy righteous ways. 


6 Confirm the promise of thy word, 
And give thy servant aid, 
Who to transgress thy sacred laws 
Is awfully afraid. 


7 The censure and reproach I fear, 
In mercy, Lord, remove ; 
For all the judgments thou ordain’st 
Are full of grace and love. 


8 Thou know’st how after thy commands 
My longing heart does pant ; 
O then make haste to raise me up, 
And promised succour grant ! 


PART: VI.;@VAU.. C. M. 


1 Ty constant blessing, Lord, bestow, 
To cheer my drooping heart ; 
To me, according to thy word, 
Thy saving health impart. 


2 So shall. I, whosoe’er upbraids, 
This ready answer make ; 
“In God I trust, who never will 
His faithful promise break.” 


3 Then let not quite the word of truth 
Be from my mouth removed ; 
Since still my ground of steadfast hope 
Thy judgments, Lord, have proved. 
4 So I to keep thy righteous laws 
Will all my study bend ; 
And constantly my time to come 
In their observance spend. 


5 My soul shall gladly walk at large, 
From all oppression free, 


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Since I resolve to make my life 
With thy commands agree. 


6 My longing heart and ravish’d soul 
Shall both o’erflow with joy, 
When in thy loved commandments 1 


My happy hours employ. 


7 Then will I to thy holy laws 
Lift up my willing hands ; 
My care and business then shall be 
To study thy commands. 


PART VII.. ZAIN. C.M. 


1 Accorpine to thy promised grace, 
Thy favour, Lord, extend ; 
Make good to me the word, on which 


Thy servant’s hopes depend. 


2 That only comfort in distress 

Did all my griefs control ; 
Thy word, when troubles hemm’d me round, 

Revived my fainting soul. 


3 Thy judgments then, of ancient date, 
I quickly call’d to mind, 
Till, ravish’d with such thoughts, my soul 
Did speedy comfort find. 


4 Thy Name, that cheer’d my heart by day 
Has fil’d my thoughts by night: 
I then resolved by thy just laws 
To guide my steps aright. 


5 That peace of mind, which has my soul 
In deep distress sustain’d, 
By strict obedience to thy will 
I happily obtain’d. 


PART VIII. CHETH. C.M. 


1 O Lorp, my God, my portion thou 
And sure possession art; 
Thy words I steadfastly resolve 


To treasure in my heart. 


2 With all the strength of warm desire 
: I did thy grace implore ; 
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He takes the needy from his cell, 
Advancing him in courts to dwell, 
Companion to the greatest there. 


SELECTION 93. C.M._ 


From the exv. Psalm of David. 


LORD, not to us, we claim no share, 
But to thy sacred Name 
Give glory, for thy mercy’s sake, 
And truth’s eternal fame. 


2 Why should the heathen cry, ‘‘ Where’s now 
The God whom ye adore ?” 
Convince them that in heaven thou art, 
And uncontroll’d thy power. 


3 O Israel, make the Lord your trust, 
Who is your help and shield; 
Priests, Levites, trust in him alone, 


Who only help can yield. 


4 Let all who truly fear the Lord, 
On him they fear rely ; 
Who them in danger can defend, 
And all their wants supply. 


5 Of us he oft has mindful been, 

And Israel’s house will bless ; 
Priests, Levites, proselytes, e’en al! 

Who his great Name confess. 


6 On you, and on your heirs, he will 
Increase of blessings bring : 
Thrice happy you, who favourites are 


Of this almighty King! 


7 Heaven’s highest orb of glory he 
His empire’s seat design’d ; 
And gave this lower globe of earth 
A portion to mankind. 


8 They who in death and silence sleep, 
To him no praise afford ; 
But we will bless for evermore 
Our everliving Lord. 


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SELECTION 94. C.M. 


From the exvi. Psalm of David. 


Y soul with grateful thoughts of love 
_ Entirely is possess’d, 

Because the Lord vouchsafed to hear 
The voice of my request. 


Since he has now his ear inclined, 
IT never will despair ; 

But still in all the straits of life 
To him address my prayer. 


With deadly sorrows compass’d round, 
With pains of hell oppress’d, 
When troubles seized my aching heart, 


And anguish rack’d my breast,— 


On God’s almighty Name [I call’d, 
And thus to him I pray’d; 

‘Lord, I beseech thee save my soul, 
With sorrows quite dismay’d.” 


How just and merciful is God, 
How gracious is the Lord ; 
Who saves the harmless, and to me 


Does timely help afford. 


} Then, free from pensive cares, my soul, 
Resume thy wonted rest ; 

For God has wondrously to thee 
His bounteous love express’d. 


When death alarm’d me, he removed 
My dangers and my fears ; 

My feet from falling he secured, 
And dried my eyes from tears. 


Therefore my life’s remaining years, 
Which God to me shall lend, 

Will I, in praises to his Name, 
And in his service, spend. 


In God I trusted, and of him 
Did boast in greatest fear ; 
Though in my trouble I exclaim’d, 


All men are insincere. i 


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10 O what return to God shall I 
For all his goodness make? 
Pll praise his Name, and with glad zeal 
The cup of blessing take. 


11 [Pll pay my vows among his saints, 
Whose blood (howe’er despised 
By wicked men) in God’s account 
Is always highly prized. 


12 To thee [ll offermgs bring of praise ; 
And while I bless thy Name, ‘ 
The just performance of my vows 
To all thy saints proclaim. 


13 They in Jerusalem shall meet, 
And in thy house shall join 
To bless thy Name with one consent, 
And mix their songs with mine. 


SELECTION 95. C.M. 


From the exvii. Psalm of David. 


W ITH cheerful notes let all the earth 
To heaven their voices raise ; 
Let all, inspired with godly mirth, 


Sing solemn hymns of praise. 


2 God’s tender mercy knows no bound, 
His truth shall ne’er decay : 
Then let the willing nations round 


Their grateful tribute pay. 


SELECTION 96. C.M. 


From the exviii. Psalm of David. 


O PRAISE the Lord, for he is good, 
His mercies ne’er decay ; 
That his kind favours ever last, 
Let thankful Israel say. 


2 Their sense of his eternal love 
Let Aaron’s house express ; 
And that it never fails, let all 
That fear the Lord confess 


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3 Far better ’tis to trust in God, 
And have the Lord our friend, 
Than on the greatest human power 
For safety to depend. 


4 The Lord has been my help; the praise 
To him alone belongs ; 
He is my Saviour and my strength, 
He only claims my songs. 


5 Joy fills the dwelling of the just, 
Whom God has saved from harm; 
. For wondrous things are brought to pass 
By his almighty arm. 


6 He, by his own resistless power, 
Has endless honour won ; 
The saving strength of his right hand 
Amazing works has done. 


7 God will not suffer me to fall, 
But still prolongs my days ; 
That, by declaring all his works, 
I may advance his praise. 


8 When God had sorely me chastised, 
Till quite of hopes bereaved, 
His mercy from the gates of death 
My fainting life reprieved. 


9 Then open wide the temple gates 
To which the just repair, 

That I may enter in, and praise 
My great Deliverer there. 


10 Within those gates of God’s abode 
To which the righteous press, 
Since thou hast heard, and set me safe, 


Thy holy Name [ll bless. 


11 That which the builders once refused 
Is now the corner-stone : 
This is the wondrous work of God, 
The work of God alone. 


12 This day is God’s; let all the land 
Exalt their cheerful voice : 
“‘ Lord, we beseech thee, save us now, 
And make us still rejoice.” 


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13 Him that approaches in God’s Name 
Let all th’ assembly bless ; 
“We that belong to God’s own house 
Have wish’d you good success.” 


14 God is the Lord, through whom we all 
Both light and comfort find ; 
Fast to the altar’s horns with cords 
The chosen victim bind. 


15 Thou art my Lord, O God, and still 
Pll praise thy holy Name ; 
Because thou only art my God, 
I'll celebrate thy fame. 


16 O then with me give thanks to God, 
Who still does gracious prove ; 
And let the tribute of our praise 
Be endless as his love. 


SELECTION 97. 


From the cxix. Psalm of David. 
PART I. ALEPH. C.M. 


How bless’d are they who always keep 
The pure and perfect way ; 
Who never from the sacred paths 
Of God’s commandments stray ! 


2 How bless’d, who to his righteous laws 
Have still obedient been ; 
And have, with fervent humble zeal, 
His favour sought to win ! 


3 Such men their utmost caution use 
To shun each wicked deed; 
But in the path which he directs 
With constant care proceed. 


4 Thou strictly hast enjoin’d us, Lord, 
To learn thy sacred will ; 
And all our diligence employ 
Thy statutes to fulfil. 
5 O then that thy most holy will 
Might o’er my ways preside ; 
And I the course of all my life 
By thy direction guide ! 


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Then with assurance should I walk, 
From all confusion free ; 

Convinced, with joy, that all my ways 
With thy commands agree. 


My upright heart shall my glad mouth 
With cheerful praises fill, 

When, by thy righteous judgments taught, 
I shall have learn’d thy will. 


So to thy sacred laws shall I 
Entire observance pay : 

O then forsake me not, my God, 
Nor cast me quite away ! 


PART II. BETH. C.M. 


How shall the young preserve their ways 
From all pollution free ? 

By making still their course of life 
With thy commands agree. 


With hearty zeal for thee I seek, 
To thee for succour pray ; 

O suffer not my careless steps 
From thy right paths to stray ! 


Safe in my heart, and closely hid, 
Thy word, my treasure, lies, 

To succour me with timely aid 
When sinful thoughts arise. 


Secured by that, my grateful soul 
Shall ever bless thy Name ; 

O teach me then by thy just laws 
My future life to frame ! 


My lips, unlock’d by pious zeal, 
To others have declared 

How well the judgments of thy mouth 
Deserve our best regard. 


Whilst in the way of thy commands 
More solid joy I found, 

Than had I been with vast increase 
Of envied riches crown’d. 


Therefore thy just and upright laws 
Shall always fill my mind; 


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And those sound rules which thou prescrib’st, 


Entire respect shall find. 


To keep thy statutes undefaced 
Shall be my constant joy ; 

The strict remembrance of thy word 
Shall all my thoughts employ. 


PART III. GIMEL. C.M. 


Be gracious to thy servant, Lord; 
Do thou my life defend, 

That I according to thy word 
My time to come may spend. 


Enlighten both my eyes and mind, 
That so I may discern 

The wondrous things which they behold, 
Who thy just precepts learn. 


My fainting soul is almost pined, 
With earnest longing spent, 

While always on the eager search 
Of thy just will intent. 


Thy sharp rebuke shall crush the proud, 
Whom still thy curse pursues ; 

Since they to walk in thy right ways 
Presumptuously refuse. 


But far from me do thou, O Lord, 
Contempt and shame remove ; 
For I thy sacred laws affect 
With undissembled love. 


For thy commands have always been 
My comfort and delight ; 

By them I learn with prudent care 
To guide my steps aright. 


PART IV. DALETH. C. M. 


My soul, oppress’d with deadly care, 
Close to the dust doth cleave ; ' 

Revive me, Lord, and let me now 
Thy promised aid receive. . 


To thee I still declared my ways, 
And thou inclin’dst thine ear ; 


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O teach me then my future life 
By thy just laws to steer! 


3 If thou wilt make me know thy laws, 
And by their guidance walk, 
The wondrous works which thou hast Be 
Shall be my constant talk. 


4 But see, my soul within me sinks, 
Press’d down with weighty care ; 
Do thou, according to thy word, 
My wasted strength repair. 


5 Far, far from me be all false ways 
And lying arts removed ; 
But kindly grant I still may keep 
The path by thee approved. 


6 Thy faithful ways, thou God of truth, 
My happy choice Pve made ; 
Thy judgments, as my rule of life, 
Before me always laid. 


7 My care has been to make my life 
With thy commands agree ; 

O then preserve thy servant, Lord, 
From shame and ruin free ! 


8 So in the way of thy commands 
Shall I with pleasure run ; 
And, with a heart enlarged with joy, 
Successfully go on. 


PART V. HE. C.M. 


1 Instruct me in thy statutes, Lord, 
Thy righteous paths display ; 
And | from them, through all my life, 
Will never go astray. 


2 If thou true wisdom from above 
Wilt graciously impart, 
To keep thy perfect laws I will 


Devote my zealous heart. 


3 Direct me in the sacred ways 

To which thy precepts lead ; 
Because my chief delight has been 

Thy righteous paths to tread. 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


4 Do thou to thy most just commands 
Incline my willing heart ; 
Let no desire of worldly wealth 
From thee my thoughts divert. 


5 From those vain objects turn mine eyes, 
Which this false world displays ; 
But give me lively power and strength 
To keep thy righteous ways. 


6 Confirm the promise of thy word, 
And give thy servant aid, 
Who to transgress thy sacred laws 
Is awfully afraid. 


7 The censure and reproach I fear, 
In mercy, Lord, remove ; 
For all the judgments thou ordain’st 
Are full of grace and love. 


8 Thou know’st how after thy commands 
My longing heart does pant ; 
O then make haste to raise me up, 
And promised succour grant ! 


PART: Vi. gv AU... €. M. 


1 Tuy constant blessing, Lord, bestow, 
To cheer my drooping heart ; 
To me, according to thy word, 
Thy saving health impart. 


2 So shall. I, whosoe’er upbraids, 
This ready answer make ; 
““In God I trust, who never will 
His faithful promise break.” 


3 Then let not quite the word of truth 
Be from my mouth removed ; 
Since still my ground of steadfast hope 
Thy judgments, Lord, have proved. 


4 So I to keep thy righteous laws 
Will all my study bend ; 

And constantly my time to come 
In their observance spend. 


5 My soul shall gladly walk at large, 
From all oppression free, 


SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


Since I resolve to make my life 
With thy commands agree. 


6 My longing heart and ravish’d soul 
Shall both o’erflow with joy, 
When in thy loved commandments | 


My happy hours employ. 


7 Then will I to thy holy laws 
Lift up my willing hands ; 
My care and business then shall be 
To study thy commands. 


PART VII.. ZAIN. C.M. 


1 Accorpine to thy promised grace, 
Thy favour, Lord, extend ; 
Make good to me the word, on which 


Thy servant's hopes depend. 


2 That only comfort in distress 

Did all my griefs control ; 
Thy word, when troubles hemm’d me round, 

Revived my fainting soul. 


3 Thy judgments then, of ancient date, 
I quickly call’d to mind, 
Till, ravish’d with such thoughts, my soul 
Did speedy comfort find. 


4 Thy Name, that cheer’d my heart by day 
Has fill’d my thoughts by night : 
I then resolved by thy just laws 
To guide my steps aright. 


5 That peace of mind, which has my soul 
In deep distress sustain’d, 
By strict obedience to thy will 
I happily obtain’d. 


PART VIII. CHETH. C.M. 


1 O Lorp, my God, my portion thou 
And sure possession art; 
Thy words I steadfastly resolve 
To treasure in my heart. 


2 With all the strength of warm desire 


I did thy grace implore ; 
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Disclose, according to thy word, + 
Thy mercy’s boundless store. 


With deep reflection and strict care 
On all my ways I thought ; 

And so, reclaim’d to thy just paths, 
My wandering steps I brought. 


Prolonging not the time, my soul 
Resolved without delay 

To watch, that I might never more 
From thy commandments stray. 


To such as fear thy holy Name 
Myself I closely join; 

To all who their obedient wills 
To thy commands resign. 


O’er all the earth thy mercy, Lord, 
Abundantly is shed; 

O grant that I may truly learn 
Thy sacred paths to tread. 


PART IX. TETH. C.M. 


Wirt me, thy servant, thou hast dealt 
Most graciously, O Lord ; 

Repeated benefits bestow’d, 
According to thy word. 


Teach me the sacred skill by which 
Right judgment is attain’d, 

Who in belief of thy commands 
Have steadfastly remain’d. 


Before affliction stopp’d my course, 
My footsteps went astray ; 

But I have since been disciplined 
Thy precepts to obey. 


Thou art, O Lord, supremely good, 
And all thou dost is so; 

On me, thy statutes to discern, 
Thy saving skill bestow. 


"Tis good for me that I have felt 
Affliction’s chastening rod, 

That | may duly learn and keep 
The statutes of my God. 


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6 The law that from thy mouth proceeds, 
Of more esteem I hold 
Than richest mines, than thousand mines 


Of silver and of gold. 


PART X. JOD. C.M. 


1 To me, who am the workmanship 
Of thy almighty hands, 
The heavenly understanding give 
To learn thy just commands. 


2 My preservation to thy saints 
Strong comfort will afford, 
To see success attend my hopes, 
Who trusted in thy word. 


3 That right thy judgments are, I now 
By sure experience see ; 
And that in faithfulness, O “Lord, 
Thou hast afflicted me. 


4 O let thy tender mercy now 
Afford me needful aid ; 
According to thy promise, Lord, 
To me, thy servant, made! 


5 'To me thy saving grace restore, 
That I again may live; 
Whose soul can relish no delight 
But what thy precepts give. 


6 In thy blest statutes let my heart 
Continue always sound ; 
That guilt and shame, the sinnevr’s lot, 
May never me confound. 


PART XI. CAPH. C.M. 


1 My soul with long expectance faints 
To see thy saving grace ; 
Yet still on thy unerring word 
My confidence I place. 


2 My very eyes consume and fail 
With waiting for thy word; 
O when wilt thou thy kind relief 
And promised aid afford ? 


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Thy wonted kindness, Lord, restore, 
My drooping heart to cheer ; 

That by thy righteous statutes I 
My life’s whole course may steer. 


PART XII. LAMED. C.M. 


For ever and for ever, Lord, 
Unchanged thou dost remain ; 

Thy word, establish’d in the heavens, 
Does all their orbs sustain. 


Through circling ages, Lord, thy truth 
Immovable shall stand, 

As doth the earth, which thou uphold’st 
By thine almighty hand. 


All things the course by thee ordain’d 
E’en to this day fulfil ; 

They are the faithful subjects all, 
And servants of thy will. 


Unless thy sacred law had been 
My comfort and delight, 

I must have fainted, and expired 
In dark affliction’s night. 


Thy precepts therefore from my thoughts 
Shall never, Lord, depart ; 

For thou by them hast to new life 
Restored my dying heart. 


I’ve seen an end of what we call 
Perfection here below ; 

But thy commandments, like thyself, 
No change or period know. 


PART XIII. MEM. C.M. 


Tue love that to thy laws I bear 
No language can display ; 

They with fresh wonders entertain 
My raptured thoughts all day. 


My feet with care I have refrain’d 
From every sinful way, 

That to thy sacred word I might 
Entire obedience pay. 


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3 I have not from thy judgments stray’d, 
By vain desires misled ; 
For, Lord, thou hast instructed me 
Thy righteous paths to tread. 


4 How sweet are all thy words to me; 
O what divine repast! 
How much more grateful to my soul 
Than honey to my taste ! 


5 Taught by thy sacred precepts, I 
With heavenly skill am blest ; 
Through which the treacherous ways of sin 
I utterly detest. 


PART XIV. NUN. C.M. 


1! Tuy word is to my feet a lamp, 
The way of truth to show; 
A watch-light, to point out the path 
In which I ought to go. 


2 I’ve vow’d, and from my covenant, Lord, 
Will never start aside, 
That in thy righteous judgments I 
Will steadfastly abide. 


3 Let still my sacrifice of praise 
With thee acceptance find ; 
And in thy righteous judgments, Lord, 
Instruct my willmg mind. 


4 Thy testimonies I have made 
My heritage and choice ; 
For they, when other comforts fail, 
My drooping heart rejoice. 


5 My heart with early zeal began 
Thy statutes to obey; 
And, till my course of life is done, 
Shall keep thine upright way. 


PART XV. SAMECH. C.M. 


1 Decerrrvut thoughts and practices 
I utterly detest; . 
But to thy law affection bear 
Too great to be express’d. 


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2 My hiding-place, my refuge-tower, 


And shield art thou, O Lord; 
I firmly anchor all my hopes 


On thy unerring word. 


Away from me, ye wicked men, 
Approach not my abode ; 

For firmly I resolve to keep 
The precepts of my God. 


According to thy gracious word, 
From danger set me free ; 

Nor make me of those hopes ashamed, 
That I repose on thee. 


PART XVI. AIN. C.M. 


Mine eyes, alas! begin to fail, 
In long expectance held; 
Till thy salvation they behold, 
And righteous word fulfill’d. 


To me thy servant in distress, 
Thy wonted grace display, 
And discipline my willing heart 

Thy statutes to obey. 


3 On me, devoted to thy fear, 


Thy sacred skill bestow, 
That of thy testimonies I 
The full extent may know. 


Thy laws and precepts I account 
In all respects divine ; 

They teach me to discern the right, 
And all false ways decline. 


PART XVII. PE. C. M. 


Tue wonders which thy laws contain 
No words can represent ; 

Therefore to learn and practise them 
My zealous heart is bent. 


The very entrance to thy word 
Celestial light. displays, 

And knowledge of true happiness 
To simplest minds conveys. 


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3 With eager hopes I waiting stood, 
And fainting with desire, 
That of thy wise commands I might 
The sacred skill acquire. 


4 With favour, Lord, look down on me, 
Who thy relief implore ; 
As thou art wont to visit those 
Who thy blest Name adore. 


5 Directed by thy heavenly word 
Let all my footsteps be ; 
Nor wickedness of any kind 
Dominion have o’er me. 


6 On me, devoted to thy fear, 
Lord, make thy face to shine : 
Thy statutes both to know and keep 
My heart with zeal incline. 


PART XVIII. TSADDI. C.M. 


1 Txov art the righteous Judge, in whom 
Wrong’d innocence may trust ; 
And, like thyself, thy judgments, Lord, 
In all respects are just. 


2 Most just and true those statutes were 
Which thou didst first decree ; 
And ail with faithfulness perform’d 
Succeeding times shall see. 


3 Lord, each neglected word of thine, 
Howe’er by men despised, 
Is pure, and for eternal truth 
By me, thy servant, prized. 


4 Thy righteousness shall then endure 
When time itself is past; 
Thy law is truth itself, that truth 
Which shall for ever last. 


5 Though trouble, anguish, doubts, and dread, 
To compass me unite ; 
Beset with danger, still I make 
Thy precepts my delight. 


6 Eternal and unerring rules 
Thy testimonies give: 


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Teach me the wisdom that will make 
My soul for ever live. 


PART XIX. KOPH. C.M. 


Wiru my whole heart to God I call’d— 
Lord, hear my earnest cry! 

And I thy statutes to perform 
Will all my care apply. 


Again more fervently I pray’d— 
O save me, that I may 

Thy testimonies fully know, 
And steadfastly obey! 


My earlier prayer the dawning day 
Prevented, while I cried 

To him, upon whose faithful word 
My hope alone relied. 


Lord, hear my supplicating voice, 
And wonted favour show, 

O quicken me, and so approve 
Thy judgments ever true ! 


Concerning thy divine commands 
My soul has known of old, 

That they were true, and shall their truth 
To endless ages hold. 


PART XX. RESCH. C.M., 


ConsipEeR my affliction, Lord, 
And me from bondage draw; 
Think on thy servant in distress, 
Who ne’er forgets thy law. 


Defend my cause, and me to save 
Thy timely aid afford ; 

With beams of mercy quicken me, 
According to thy word. 


From harden’d sinners thou remov’st 
Salvation far away ; 

"Tis just thou should’st withdraw from them 
Who from thy statutes stray. 


4 Since great thy tender mercies are 


To all who thee adore; 


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According to thy judgments, Lord, 
My fainting hopes restore. 


Consider, O my gracious God, 
How I thy precepts love ; 

O therefore quicken me with beams 
Of mercy from above! 


As from the birth of time thy truth 
Has held through ages past, 

So shall thy righteous judgments firm 
To endless ages last. 


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Tuy sacred word my joyful breast 
With heavenly rapture warms ; 
Nor conquest, nor the spoils of war, 
Have such transporting charms. 


Perfidious practices and lies, 
I utterly detest ; 

But to thy laws affection bear, 
Too vast to be express’d. 


Seven times a day, with grateful voice, 
Thy praises I resound, 

Because I find thy judgments all 
With truth and justice crown’d. 


Secure, substantial peace have they 
Who truly love thy law; 

No smiling mischief them can tempt, 
Nor frowning danger awe. 


For thy salvation I have hoped, 
And, though so long delay’d, 
With cheerful zeal and anxious care 


All thy commands obey’d. 


Thy testimonies I have kept, 
And constantly obey’d ; 

Because the love I bore to them 
Thy service easy made. 


From strict observance of thy laws 
I never yet withdrew ; 
Convinced that my most secret ways 


Are open to thy view. 
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1 To my request and earnest cry 
Attend, O gracious Lord; 
Inspire my heart with heavenly skill, 
According to thy word. | 


2 Let my repeated prayer at last 
Before thy throne appear ; 
According to thy plighted word, 


For my relief draw near. 


3 Then shall my grateful lips return 
The tribute of their praise, 
When thou thy counsels hast reveal’d, 
And taught me thy just ways. 


4 My tongue the praises of thy word 
Shall thankfully resound ; 
For thy commands are right, thy laws 
With truth and justice crown’d. 


5 Let thy almighty arm appear, 
And bring me timely aid; 
For I the laws thou hast ordain’d 
My heart’s free choice have made. 


6 My soul has waited long to see 
Thy saving grace restored ; 
Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws, 
Thy heavenly laws, afford. 


7 Prolong my life, that I may sing 
My great Restorer’s praise ; 
Whose justice, from the depths of woe, 
My fainting soul shall raise. 


8 Though like a sheep that’s lost I’ve stray’d, 
And from thy ways declined, 
Do thou, O Lord, thy servant seek, 
Who keeps thy laws in mind. 


SELECTION 98. C.M. 


From the exxi. Psalm of David. 


To Sion’s hill I lift my eyes, 


From thence expecting aid; 





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From Sion’s hill and Sion’s God, 
Who heaven and earth has made 


2 He will not let thy foot be moved, 
Thy guardian will not sleep ; 
Behold, the God who slumbers not 
Will favour’d Israel keep. 


3 Shelter’d beneath th’ Almighty’s wings, 


Thou shalt securely rest, 


Where neither sun nor moon shall thee 


By day or night molest. 


4 From common accidents of life 
The Lord shall guard thee still; 
"Tis even he that shall preserve 
Thy soul from every ill. 


5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, 
Thy God shall thee defend ; 
Conduct thee through life’s pilgrimage, 
Safe to thy journey’s end. 


SELECTION 99. C. M. 


From the cxxii. Psalm of David. 


QO "TWAS a joyful sound to hear 
Our tribes devoutly say, 
Up, Israel, to the temple haste, 
And keep your festal-day ! 


2 At Salem’s courts we must appear, 
With our assembled powers, 
In strong and beauteous order ranged 
Like her united towers. 


3 °Tis thither, by divine command, 
The tribes of God repair, 
Before his ark to celebrate 
His Name with praise and prayer. 


4 O, ever pray for Salem’s peace ; 
For they shall prosp’rous be, 
Thou holy city of our God, 


Who bear true love to thee. 


5 May peace within thy sacred walls 
A constant guest be found; 


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With plenty and prosperity 
Thy palaces be crown’d. 
6 For my dear brethren’s sake, and friends 
No less than brethren dear, 
Pll pray—May peace in Salem’s towers 
A constant guest appear. 


7 But most of all [ll seek thy good, 
And ever wish thee well, 
For Sion and the temple’s sake, 
Where God vouchsafes to dwell 


SELECTION 100. C.M. 


From the exxiv. Psalm of David. 


HAD not the Lord, may Israel say, 
On Israel’s side engaged, 
The foe had quickly swallow’d us, 
So furiously he raged. 


2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafed 
To check his fierce control, 
The adversary’s dreary flood 
Had overwhelm’d our soul. 


3 But praised be our eternal Lord, 
Who left us not his prey; 
The snare is broke, his rage disarm’d, 
And we again are free. 


4 Secure in God’s almighty Name 
Our confidence remains ; 


The God who made both heaven and earth, 


Of both sole monarch reigns. 


SELECTION 101. C.M. 
From the exxv. Psalm of David. 
HO place on Sion’s God their trust, 
Like Sion’s rock shall stand ; 
Like her immovably be fix’d 
By his almighty hand. 


2 Look how the hills on every side 
Jerusalem enclose ; 


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So stands the Lord around his saints, 
To guard them from their foes. 


3 Be good, O righteous God, to those 
Who righteous deeds affect ; 
The heart that innocence retains, 
Let innocence protect. 


4 All those who walk in crooked paths, 
The Lord shall soon destroy ; 
Cut off th’ unjust, but crown the saints 
With lasting peace and joy. 


SELECTION 102. C.M. 


From the exxvii. Psalm of David. 


WE build with fruitless cost, unless 
The Lord the pile sustain ; 
Unless the Lord the city keep, 


The watchman wakes in vain. 


2 In vain we rise before the day, 
And late to rest repair, 
Allow no respite to our toil, 

And eat the bread of care. 


3 Supplies of life, with ease to them, 
He on his saints bestows ; 
He crowns their labours with success, 
Their nights with safe repose. 


SELECTION 103. C. M.- 


From the exxviii. Psalm of David. 


(THE man is blest that fears the Lord, 
Nor only worship pays, 

But keeps his steps confined with care 
To his appointed ways. 


2 He shall upon the sweet returns 
Of his own labour feed ; 

Without dependence live, and see 
His wishes all succeed. 


3 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus ; 
Him Sion’s God shall bless, 
And grant him all his days to see 


Jerusalem’s success. 
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SELECTION 104. S. M. 


From the exxx. Psalm of David. 


PROM lowest depths of woe 
To God I sent my cry; 
Lord, hear my supplicating voice, 
And graciously reply. 


2 Should’st thou severely judge, 
Who can their trial bear ? 
But thou forgiv’st, lest we despond, 
And quite renounce thy fear. 


3 My soul with patience waits 
For thee, the living Lord ; 
My hopes are on thy promise built, 
Thy never-failing word. 


4 My longing eyes look out 
For thy enlivening ray, 
More duly than the morning watch 
To spy the dawning day. 


5 Let Israel trust in God, 
No bounds his mercy knows ; 
The plenteous source and spring from whence 
Eternal succour flows : 


6 Whose friendly streams to us 
Supplies in want convey ; 
A healing spring, a spring to cleanse 
And wash our guilt away. 


SELECTION 105. II. 1. 


From the cxxxi. Psalm of David. 


ORD, for ever at thy side 
Let my place and portion be: 
Strip me of the robe of pride, 
Clothe me with humility. 


2 Meekly may my soul receive 
All thy Spirit hath reveal’d ; 
Thou hast spoken—lI believe, 
Though the oracle be seal’d. 


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By no subtleties beguiled, 
On thy faithful word I rest. 


4 Israel! now and evermore 
In the Lord Jehovah trust; 
Him, in all his ways, adore, 
Wise, and wonderful, and just. 


SELECTION 106. C. M. 


From the exxxii. Psalm of David. 


O WITH due reverence let us all 
To God’s abode repair ; 
And, prostrate at his footstool fall’n, 
Pour out our humble prayer. 


2 Arise, O Lord, and now possess 
Thy constant place of rest ; 
Be that, not only with thy ark, 
But with thy presence bless’d. 


3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, 
Make thou thy saints rejoice ; 
And, for thy servant David’s sake, 
Hear thy anointed’s voice. 


4 Fair Sion does, in God’s esteem, 
All other seats excel; 
His place of everlasting rest, 
Where he desires to dwell, 


5 Her store th’ Almighty will increase, 
Her poor with plenty bless ; 
Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests 
His saving health confess. 


SELECTION 107. C.M. 


From the cxxxiii. Psalm of David. 


OW vast must their advantage be, 

How great their pleasure prove, 

Who live like brethren, and consent 
In offices of love! 


2 ‘True love is like the precious oil, 
Which, pour’d on Aaron’s head, 
Ran down his beard, and o’er his robes 
Its costly fragrance shed. 


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3 Tis like refreshing dew, which does 
On Hermon’s top distil ; 
Or like the early drops that fall 
On Sion’s favour’d hill. 


4 For Sion is the chosen seat 
Where the Almighty King 
The promised blessing has ordain’d, 
And life’s eternal spring. 


SELECTION 108. C.M. 


From the exxxiv. Psalm of David. 


BLESS God, ye servants, that attend 
Upon his solemn state ; 
That in his temple’s hallow’d courts 
With humble reverence wait. 


2 Within his house lift up your hands, 
And bless his holy Name: 
From Sion bless thy Israel, Lord, 
Who earth and heaven didst frame. 


SELECTION 109. C.M. 


From the exxxv. Psalm of David. 


O PRAISE the Lord with one consent, 
And magnify his Name; 
Let all the servants of the Lord 
His worthy praise proclaim. 


2 Praise him, all ye that in his house 
Attend with constant care ; 
With those that to his outmost courts - 
With humble zeal repair. 


3 For God his own peculiar choice 
The sons of Jacob makes; 

And Israel’s offspring for his own 
Most valued treasure takes. 


4 That God is great, we often have 
By glad experience found ; 
And seen how he, with wondrous power, 
Above all gods is crown’d. 


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In heaven and earth, and watery stores, 
That earth’s deep caverns fill. . 


6 Their just returns of thanks to God 
Let grateful Israel pay ; 
Nor let anointed Aaron’s race 


To bless the Lord delay. 


7 Their sense of his unbounded love 
Let Levi’s house express ; 
And let all those who fear the Lord, 


His Name for ever bless. 


8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works 
In Sion’s courts proclaim ; 
Let them in Salem, where he dwells, 
Exalt his holy Name. 


SELECTION 110. II. 4. 


From the cxxxvi. Psalm of David. 


O God, the mighty Lord, 
Your joyful thanks repeat ; 
To him due praise afford, 
As good as he is great. 
For God does prove 
Our constant friend ; 
His boundless love 
Shall never end. 


2 'To him, whose wondrous power 
All other gods obey, 
Whom earthly kings adore, 
Your grateful homage pay. 


For God, &c. 


3 By his almighty hand 
Amazing works are wrought ; 
The heavens by his command 
Were to perfection brought. 
For God, &c. 


4 He spread the ocean round 
About the spacious land ; 
And bade the rising ground 
Above the waters stand. 


For God, &c. 
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5 By him the heavens display 
Their numerous hosts of light, 
The sun to rule by day, 
The moon and stars by night. 
For God, &c. 


6 He, in our depth of woes, 
On us with favour thought ; 
And from our cruel foes 
In peace and safety brought. 
For God, &c. 


7 He does the food supply 
On which all creatures live: 
To God, who reigns on high, 

Eternal praises give. 

For “God will prove 
Our constant friend ; 

His boundless love 

Shall never end. 


SELECTION 111. L.M. 


From the exxxvii. Psalm of David. 


WHEN we, our weary limbs to rest, 
Sat down by proud Euphrates’ stream, 
We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress’d, 
And Sion was our mournful theme. 


2 Our harps, that when with joy we sung, 
Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, 
With silent strings neglected hung 
On willow-trees that wither’d there. 


3 O Salem, our once happy seat, 
When I of thee forgetful prove, 
Let then my trembling hand forget 
The speaking strings with art to move! 


4 If I to mention thee forbear, 
Perpetual silence be my doom; 
Or if my chiefest joy compare 
With thee, Jerusalem, my home! 


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SELECTION 112. C.M. 


From the exxxviii. Psalm of David. 


ITH my whole heart, my God and King, 
Thy praise I will proclaim ; 
Before the mighty I will sing, 
And bless thy holy Name. 


2 [ll worship at thy sacred seat, 

And, with thy love inspired, 
The praises of thy truth repeat, 

O’er all thy works admired. 


3 Thou graciously inclin’dst thine ea 
When I to thee did cry; 
And, when my soul was press’d with fear, 
Didst inward strength supply. 


4 For God, although enthroned on high, 
Does thence the poor respect ; 
The proud, far off, his scornful eye 

Beholds* with just neglect. 


5 Though I with troubles am oppress’d 
He shall my foes disarm, 

Relieve my soul when most distress’d, 
And keep me safe from harm. 


6 The Lord, whose mercies ever last, 
Shall fix my happy state ; 
And, mindful of his favours past, 
Shall his own work complete. 


SELECTION 113. L. M. 


From the exxxix. Psalm of David. 


P[SHOU, Lord, by strictest search hast known 
My rising up and lying down; 
My secret thoughts are known to thee, 
Known long before conceived by me. 


2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, 
My public haunts and private ways: 
Thou know’st what ’tis my lips would vent, 
My yet unutter’d words’ intent. 


3 Surrounded by thy power I stand, 
On every side I find thy hand: 


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O skill for human reach too high! 
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye' 


From thy all-seeing Spirit, Lord, 
What hiding-place does earth afford ? 
O where can I thy influence shun, 
Or whither from thy presence run? 


If up to heaven I take my flight, 
"Tis there thou dwell’st enthroned in light ; 
If to the world unseen, my God, 
There also hast thou thine abode. 


If I the morning’s wings could gain, 
And fly beyond the western main ; 
E’en there, in earth’s remotest land, 


I still should find thy guiding hand. 


Or, should I try to shun thy sight 
Beneath the sable wings of night ; 

One glance from thee, one piercing ray, 
Would kindle darkness into day. 


The veil of night is no disguise, 

No screen from thy all-searching eyes ; 
Through midnight shades thou find’st thy way, 
As in the blazing noon of day. 


Thou know’st the texture of my heart, 
My reins, and every vital part: 

Pll praise thee, from whose hands I came 
A work of such a wondrous frame. 


Let me acknowledge too, O God, 
That since this maze of life I trod, 
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount 
The power of numbers to recount. 


Far sooner could I reckon o’er 

The sands upon the ocean’s shore ; 
Each morn, revising what I’ve done, 
I find th’ account but new begun. 


Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart 
If mischief lurk in any part; 

Correct me where I go astray, 

And guide me in thy perfect way. 


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SELECTION 114. C.M. 
From the exli. Psalm of David. 
T ORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer 
Like morning incense rise ; 
My lifted hands accepted be 


As evening sacrifice. 


2 From hasty language curb my tongue, 
And let a constant guard. 
Still keep the portal of my lps 
With wary silence barr’d. 


3 From wicked men’s designs and deeds 
My heart and hands restrain ; 
Nor let me share their evil works, 
Or their unrighteous gain. 


4 Let upright men reprove my faults, 
And I shall think them kind ; 
Like healing oil upon my head 
I their reproof shall find. 


SELECTION 115. C.M. 


From the exliii. Psalm of David. 


LORD. hear my prayer, and to my cry 
Thy wonted audience lend ; 
In thy accustom’d faith and truth 
A gracious answer send. 


2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring 
Thy servant to be tried ; 
For in thy sight no living man 
Can e’er be justified. 


3 To thee my hands in humble prayer 
I fervently stretch out ; 

My soul for thy refreshment thirsts, 

Like land oppress’d with drought. 


4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails ; 
Thy face no longer hide, 
Lest I become forlorn, like them 
That in the grave reside. 


5 Thy kindness early let me hear, 
Whose trust on thee depends ; 
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Teach me the way where I should go, 
My soul to thee ascends. 


6 Do thou, O Lord, from all my foes 
Preserve and set me free; 
A safe retreat, a hiding-place, 
My soul implores from thee. 


7 ‘Thou art my God, thy righteous will 
Instruct me to obey ; 
Let thy good Spirit lead and keep 
My soul in thy right way. 


8 O, for the sake of thy great Name, | 
Revive my drooping heart; 
For thy truth’s sake, to me distress’d 
Thy saving health impart. 


SELECTION 116. L.M. 


From the exliv. Psalm of David. 


~ ORD, what’s in man, that thou should’st love 
Of him such tender care to take? 

What in his offspring could thee move 
Such great account of him to make ? 


2 The life of man does quickly fade, 
His thoughts but empty are and vain, 
His days are like a flying shade, 
Of whose short stay no signs remain. 


3 To thee, almighty King of kings, 
In new-made hymns my voice [ll raise; 
And instruments of many strings 
Shall help me to adore and praise. 


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From the cxlv. Psalm of David. 


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PART I. C.M. 
PPHEE will I bless, my God and King, 
Thy endless praise proclaim ; 
This tribute daily I will bring, 
And ever bless thy Name. 


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Thy majesty, with boundless height, 
Above our knowledge raised. 


3 Renown’d for mighty acts, thy fame 
To future time extends ; 
From age to age thy glorious Name 
Successively descends 


4 Whilst I thy glory and renown, 

And wondrous works express, 
The world with me thy might shall own, 

And thy great power confess. 


5 The praise that to thy love belongs, 
They shall with joy proclaim ; 
Thy truth of all their grateful songs 
hall be the constant theme. 


6 The Lord is good; fresh acts of grace 
His pity still supplies ; 
His anger moves with slowest pace, 
His willing mercy flies. 


7 Thy love through earth extends its fame, 
To all thy works express’d ; 
These show thy praise, whilst thy great Name 
Is by thy servants bless’d. , 


8 They, with a glorious prospect fired, 
Shall of thy kmgdom speak ; 
And thy great power, by all admired, 
Their lofty subject make. 


Y God’s mighty works of ancient date 
Shall thus to all be known; 
And thus his kingdom’s glorious state 
In all its splendour shown. 


10 His steadfast throne, from changes free, 
Shall stand for ever fast ; 
His boundless sway no end shall see, 
But time itself outlast. 


PART II. C. M. 


1 ‘T'nez Lord does them support that fall, 
And makes the prostrate rise ; 
For his kind aid all creatures call, 
Who timely food supplies. 


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2 Whate’er their various wants require, 
With open hand he gives; 
And so fulfils the just desire 
Of every thing that lives. 


3 How holy is the Lord, how just, 
How righteous all his ways! 
How nigh to him, who with firm trust 
For his assistance prays ! 


4 He grants the full desires of those 
Who him with fear adore; 
And will their troubles soon compose, 


When they his aid implore. 


5 The Lord preserves all those with care 
Whom grateful love employs ; 
But sinners, who his vengeance dare, 
In justice he destroys. 


6 My time to come, in praises spent, 
Shall still advance his fame; 
And all mankind, with one consent, 
For ever bless his Name. 


SELECTION 118. III. 3. 
From the exlv. Psalm of David. 
GOD: my King, thy might confessing, 
Ever will I bless thy Name; 
Day by day thy throne addressing, 
Still will I thy praise proclaim. 


2 Honour great our God befitteth ; 
Who his majesty can reach ? 
Age to age his works transmitteth, 
Age to age his power shall teach. 


3 They shall talk of all thy glory, 
On thy might and greatness dwell, 
Speak of thy dread acts the story, 
And thy deeds of wonder tell. 


4 Nor shall fail from memory’s treasure, 

Works by love and mercy wrought; 
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5 Full of kindness and compassion, 
Slow to anger, vast in love, 
God is good to all creation ; 
All his works his goodness prove. 


6 All thy works, O Lord, shall bless thee 
Thee shall all thy saints adore ; 
King supreme shall they confess thee, 
And proclaim thy sovereign power. 


7 They thy might, all might excelling, 
Shall to all mankind make known; 
And the brightness of thy dwelling, 
And the glories of thy throne. 


8 Ever, God of endless praises, 
Shall thy royal might remain ; 
Evermore thy brightness blazes, 
Ever lasts thy righteous reign. 


9 Them that fall the Lord protecteth, 
He sustains the bow’d and bent: 
Every eye from thee expecteth, 
Fix’d on thee, its nourishment. 


1¢ Thou to all, great God of nature, 
Giv’st in season due their food; 
Spread’st thy hand, and every creature 
Satisfiest still with good. 


11 God is just in all he doeth, 
Kind is he in all his ways; 
He his ready presence showeth, 
When a faithful servant prays. 


12 Who sincerely seek and fear him, 
He to them their wish will give; 
When they call, the Lord will hear them, 


He will hear them, and relieve. 


13 From Jehovah all who prize him 

Shall his saving health enjoy: 

All the wicked who despise him, 
He will in their sin destroy. 


14 Still, Jehovah, thee confessing, 
Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim ; 
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And may all mankind with blessing 
Ever hail thy holy Name. 


SELECTION 119. C.M, 


From the exlvi. Psalm of David. 
O PRAISE the Lord, and thou, my soul, 


For ever bless his Name: 
His wondrous love, while life shall last, 
My constant praise shall claim. 


2 On princes, on the sons of men, 
Let none for aid rely ; 
They cannot help, they turn to dust, 
And all their counsels die. 


3 Then happy he, who Jacob’s God 
For his protector takes ; 
Who still, with well-placed hope, the Lord 
His constant refuge makes. 


4 The Lord, who made both heaven and earth, 
And all that they contain, 
Will never quit his steadfast truth, 
Nor make his promise vain. 


5 ‘The poor, oppress’d, from all their wrongs 
Are eased by his decree ; 
He gives the hungry needful food, 
And sets the prisoners free. 


6 By him the blind receive their sight, 
The weak and fall’n he rears; 
With kind regard and tender love 
He for the righteous cares. 


7 The strangers he preserves from harm, 
The orphan kindly treats ; 
Defends the widow, and the wiles 
Of wicked men defeats. 


8 The God that does in Sion dwell 
Is our eternal King: 
From age to age his reign endures ; 
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SELECTION 120. II. 2. 


From the exlvi. Psalm of David. 


PLL praise my Maker with my breath, 
And when my voice is lost in death, 
Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne’er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 


Or immortality endures. 


2 Why should I place in man my trust? 
Ewn princes die and turn to dust, 

Vain is the help of flesh and blood; 
Their breath departs, their pomp and power, 
And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, 

Nor can they make their promise good. 


3 Happy the man whose hopes rely 
On Israel’s God: he made the sky, 
And earth, and seas, with all their train ; 
He saves th’ oppress’d, he feeds the poor; 
His truth for ever stands secure, 
And none shall find his promise vain. 


4 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind, 
The Lord supports the sinking mind, 
He sends the righteous strength and peace 
He helps the stranger in distress, 
The widow and the fatherless, 
And to the prisoner grants release. 


5 God shall the wicked overturn, 
On them his wrath shall ever burn, 
Sinners shall perish in their ways: 
Sion! the God thy sons adore, 
He, he is King for evermore ; 


The Lord thy God for ever praise! 


SELECTION 121. 
From the exlvii. Psalm of David. 
PART I. ©. M. 
QO PRAISE the Lord with hymns of joy, 
And celebrate his fame ; 
For pleasant, good, and comely ’tis 
To praise his holy Name. 


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His holy city God will build, 
Though levell’d with the ground ; 
Bring back his people, though dispersed 
Through all the nations round. 


He kindly heals the broken hearts, 
And all their wounds does close; 

He tells the number of the stars, 
Their several names he knows. 


Great is the Lord, and great his power. 
His wisdom has no bound ; 

The meek he raises, and throws down 
The wicked to the ground. 


To God the Lord, a hymn of praise 
With grateful voices sing ; 

To songs of triumph tune the harp, 
And strike each warbling string. 


He covers heaven with clouds, and thence 
Refreshing rain bestows ; 

And on the mountains, through his care, 
The grass in plenty grows. 


His care the beasts that loosely range 
With timely food supplies ; 

He feeds the ravens’ tender brood, 
And stops their hungry cries. 


The Lord to him that fears his Name 
His tender love extends ; 
To him that on his boundless grace 


With steadfast hope depends. 


Let Sion and Jerusalem 
To God their praise address ; 

Whose strength secures their lasting gates, 
Who does their children bless. 


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JeHovaH speaks: swift from the skies 
To earth the sovereign mandate flies ; 
The elements confess their Lord, 

With prompt obedience to his word ; 


The thick-descending flakes of snow 


O’er earth a fleecy mantle throw ; 


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And glitt’ring frost o’er all the plains 
Binds nature fast in icy chains. 


He speaks: the ice and snow obey, 
And nature’s fetters melt away ; 
Softly the vernal breezes blow, 

And murmuring waters freely flow. 


But nobler works his grace record ; 
To Israel he reveals his word; 

To them, his chosen flock, alone, 

He makes his sacred precepts known. 


Such bliss no heathen nation shares, 
His oracles are only theirs : 
Let Israel then ‘their voices raise, 


And bless their God in songs of praise. 
SELECTION 122. II. 4. 


From the exlviii. Psalm ot David. 


YE boundless realms of joy, 
Exalt your Maker’s fame ; 
His praise your song employ 
Above the starry frame: 
Your voices raise, 
Ye Cherubim 
And Seraphim, 
To sing his praise. 


2 ‘Thou moon, that rul’st the night, 
And sun, that guid’st the day, 
Ye glittering stars of light, 
To him your homage pay : 
His praise declare, 
Ye heavens above, 
And clouds that move 
In liquid air. 


3 Let them adore the Lord, 
And praise his holy Name, 
By whose almighty word 
They all from nothing came ; 
And all shall last 
From changes free ; 
His firm decree 
Stands ever fast. 


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4 Let earth her tribute pay: 
Praise him, ye dreadful whales, 
And fish that through the sea 
Glide swift with glittering scales ¥ 
Fire, hail, and snow, 
And misty air, 
And winds that where 
He bids them blow. 


5 By hills, and mountains, all 
In grateful concert join’d ; 
By cedars stately tall, 
And trees for fruit design’d ; 
By every beast, 
And creeping thing, 
And fowl of wing, 
His Name be blest. 


6 Let all of highest birth, 
With those of humbler name, 
And judges of the earth, 
His matchless praise proclaim : 
In this design, 
Let youths with maids, 
And hoary heads 
With children, join. 


7 United zeal be shown 
His wondrous fame to raise, 
Whose glorious Name alone 
Deserves our endless praise ; 
Farth’s utmost ends 
His power obey; 
His glorious sway 


The sky transcends. 


8 His chosen saints to grace, 
He sets them up on high; 
And favours Israel’s race, 
Who still to him are nigh: 
O therefore raise 
Your grateful voice, 
And still rejoice 
The Lord to praise ! 





SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 


SELECTION 123. IV. 1. 


From the exlix. Psalm of David. 
Q) PRAISE ye the Lord, 


Prepare your glad voice, 
His praise in the great 
Assembly to sing: 
In their great Creator 
Let Israel rejoice ; 
And children of Sion 
Be glad in their King. 


2 Let them his great Name 
Extol in their songs, 
With hearts well attuned 
His praises express ; 
Who always takes pleasure 
To hear their glad tongues, 
And waits with salvation 


The humble to bless. 


3 With glory adorn’d, 
His people shall sing 
To God, who their heads 
With safety doth shield ; 
Such honour and triumph 
His favour shall bring: 
O therefore, for ever 


All praise to him yield ! 


SELECTION 124. L.M. 
From the cl. Psalm of David. 


O PRAISE the Lord in that blest place, 
From whence his goodness largely flows, 
Praise him in heaven where he his face, 
Unveil’d, in perfect glory shows. 


2 Praise him for all the mighty acts 
Which he in our behalf has done; 
His kindness this return exacts, 
With which our praise should equal run. 


3 Let the shrill trumpet’s warlike voice 
Make rocks and hills his praise rebound: 


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Praise him with harp’s melodious noise, 
And gentle psaltery’s silver sound. 


4 Let them who joyful hymns compose, 
To cymbals set their songs of praise ; 

To well-tuned cymbals, and to those 

That loudly sound on solemn days. 


5 Let all that vital breath enjoy, 
The breath he does to them afford, 
In just returns of praise employ : 
Let every creature praise the Lord! 


END OF THE SELECTISON OF PSALMS IN METRE 


TABLE OF FIRST LINES, 


SHOWING WHERE TO FIND EACH PSALM, AND PART OF A PSALM, 
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AccorpinG to thy promised grace ...-..--.+e0- CRI S97, ty ae 
pidored forever bethe Lord is... . . ode ads 3 XXVili. 23 21 
Approach, ye children of the Lord ........... XXXIV, oe. 2 piso 
As pants the hart for cooling streams ........... xlii, 36 32 
As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs .... xlii. 37 32 
Attendy my people ; Israel, hear...........ccecees l 43 2 36 
Be gracious to thy servant, Lord ...........++- CXIX..1 Bh afta 1,0 
Bless’d is the man whom thou, O Lord......... KCI so «ahah ae hake 
Bless God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone.......... IY. yi Garic th Ti wlades 
Bless God, ye servants, that attend.......... cxxxiv. 108 104 
But who thine anger’s dread effects ...........-. XO5 OF, oe La .00 
Consider my affliction, Lord.............5.0e. EXIM A GY (ZO eG 
Consider that the’righteous mans. 22/8050. 6 ees iv. 4 5 
Deceitful thoughts and practices ...........66- CXIX whOhe, LD [1498 
Defend me, Lord, from shame ................ KXXls i. 20 22 
For ever and for ever, Lord’... ..:.. sec cccee cc's Cure. OR Tet "Se 
For thee, O God, our constant praise ....... coomeretareDOt slut 
From lowest depths of woe ............-ee06- exxx. 104 102 
Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth ............ Iv. 45 38 
(red is our refuge in distress: ; 62 PF. SS) SE xlvi. 40 34 
God, my King, thy might confessing .......... Cet. hie 112 
God of my life, O Lord most high.......... Ixxxvill. 67 56 
ete Boalt AtIse,.ANG SION VICWh. =". ssc e'e cee ee oe e's Cis Games” ‘Go 
God shall charge his angel legions.............. xc ee ee 
God’s perfect law converts the soul............. Mie ro 4 Sia 
God’s temple crowns the holy mount ........ Ixxxvil. 66 56 
Had not the Lord, may Israel say ..........+. cxxiv. 100 100 
Happy the man whose tender care ...........-.. >| a 33 31 
Slave tnerey, Lord;On me veiw. ss Te li. 44 37 
Hear, O my people; to my law............. Ixxvill.  6Q 50 
He’s blest whose sins have pardon gain’d...... Fem ich Mg 23 
He that has God his guardian made ............ Sein th Os) Lae 
How bless’d are they who always keep ........ ph ee! ya (2 2! 
How blest is he who ne’er consents............... a 1 3 
How good and pleasant must it be ............. CU nee 61 
How long wilt thou forget me, Lord............ xiii. 10 8 
How manifold thy works, O Lord ...........<.. civ. 84 73 


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How shall the young preserve their ways....... cxix. 
How various, Lord, thy works are found ........ Civ. 
How vast must their advantage be.......... CXxXxXiil. 
Tl praise my Maker with my breath.......... exlvi. 
TT, MCrCH, Ot 1p WAL eee ies we nie lho = 9 eens «Si vi. 
Intmyedistress AOD asGTICd » <6 pr. oye es s+ ees XXX. 
Instruct me mthy ‘statutes, Lord ....... +2. sees Cxix. 
Ivmthee.| pit my SteadiaSt Trust «...,».0/,. + s-aiswus om Ixxi. 
Tpvaited meekly tor the Lord ....... ss ste eaieks xl. 
Jehovah reigns, let all the earth ...< 02.2 ssessn XCVIl. - 
Jehovah reigns, let therefore all............05 XC1x. 
Jehovah speaks: swift from the skies......... exlvii. 
weave me.) Lord, tor the paths *<- -0.o sn XXvl. 
Let all the just to God, with joy ............. XXXIll. 
Let all the lands, with shouts of joy............ Ixvi. 
Let me with light and truth be bless’d.......... xliii. 
like water is my life pour’d out .......0%.s+.-. XXil. 
Lo! hills and mountains’ shall bring forth....... Ixxil. 
Prd. yor ever at. thy ede onal oo. teen GxxxI. 
Lord, from thy unexhausted store ....... ah ¢ RK Ixv. 
Lord, hear my prayer, and to my cry.......... exliil. 
word, in thy’ sipht.“O" letimy prayer 2s stan a om exli. 
Lord, let me know my term of days .......... SEE: 
Lord, not to us, we claim no share ............. CXV. 
Lord, though at times surprised by fear.......... lvi. 
Lord, to my*brethrén Dll declare ss 3.) PVPS SIPs. XX1l. 
Lord, what’s in man that thou should’st love.... exliv. 
Lord, who’s the happy man that may............ Xv. 
Macnify Jehovah's: name t.t.1.tic. SYS eee evil. 
Way Jacobs (rod*defend::: 7s Fis eer hier eee 6. 
Mine eyes, alas ! begin to fail ....4....4¢2 die» CXIXx. 
My God, my God, why leav’st thou me......... XXil. 
My grateful soul shall bless the Lord........... XVi. 
My offerings to God’s house I'll bring .......... Ixvi. 
My souljforhelp.on God rely :.... 5. >>» msi ane Ixii. 
My soul, howe’er distress’d and poor ........... Ixix. 
My soul, inspired with sacred love ..........«. ciil. 
My soul, oppress’d with deadly care ........... CXI1X. 
My soul with grateful thoughts of love......... CXVi. 
My soul with long expectance faints ........... CXiX. 
No change of time shall ever shock ........... XVlll. 
Ovall ye people, clap ‘your hands<) 005.00... xvii. 
@anless.the Word ny soul 7225.6 veces os t= dre ee clil. 
O come, loud anthems let us sing............-. XCV. 
O-God} my gracione God, totes: oi... oe wa ap Ixili. 
@ God, my*heartus tix’d; “tistbent...07 oes lvil. 
Gttod, my sreart ae may WONG. ho No as se sees Cvili. 
O God of hosts, the mighty Lord ............ Ixxxiv. 


O God our Saviour, all our hearts............ Ixxxv. 


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O Lord, my God, my portion thou ............ Cxix. 
O Lord, the Saviour and defence................ xe. 
O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope............ XXXVI. 
) praise the Lord, and thou, my soul ......... exlvi. 
) praise the Lord, for he is good ............ CXViil. 
O praise the Lord in that blest place ............. el. 
O praise the Lord with hymns of joy.......... exlvii. 
O praise the Lord with one consent .......... CXXXV: 
Wpraise yeithe Lord’... erred se vets ees exlix. 
O render thanks and bless the ae Ee wh ie cy. 
render thanksitocGod above. «66.0 evi. 
O Thou, whom heavenly hosts obey ........... Text) 
O Thou, to whom all creatures bow ...........- Vili. 
O ’twas a joyful sound to hear..........e+.00- CXXil. 
O with due reverence let us all.............. CXXXll. 
Praise ye the Lord; our God to praise..... oe. COM 
Regard my words, O gracious Lord .............. v. 
Save me, O God, from waves that roll.......... lxix. 
Say ye, the Lord shall not regard ............. X¢iv. 
Sing to the Lord a new-made song ............ xcvl. 
Sing to the Lord a new-made song ........... X¢CVIll. 
That man is bless’d who stands in awe ......... CXil. 
- Thee will I bless, my God and King .......... exlv. 
*' The good man’s way is God’s delight ........ XXXVil. 
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord........... XIX. 
Mee aire gers temple Nat). cwwk cyan s crt tsetse a1, 
The Lord does them support that fall.......... exly. 
The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God ............ m 
The Lord himself, the mighty Lord............ XX1il. 
The Lord look’d down from heaven’s high tower . xiv. 
The Lord, the only God, is great ............ xlvili. 
The Lorp unto my Lord thus spake............. Cx. 
The love that to thy laws I bear .............. CXix. 
The man is blest that fears the Lord......... CXXViii. 
PE AT INOUE SONGS. gine in ge @ sins cc 8 tei aie oe Ixxvi. 
‘The servants of, Jehovah’s will............... Ixvili. 
The spacious earth is all the Lord’s............ Xxiv. 
The strong foundations of the earth,............. cil. 
The wicked I in power have seen ........... XXXVil. 
The wonders which thy laws contain .......... GXix, 
Time is.the cheerful day,,O Lord .........4.. Ixxiv. 
Thou art the righteous Judge, in whom ........ fia a8. 
Though wicked men grow rich or great ...... XXXVil. 
Thou, gracious God, art my defence ............. ill. 
Thou, sae by strictest search hast known... cxxxix. 
"hou suit’st, O Lord, thy righteous ways ...... XVill. 
‘hrough all the changing scenes Of life ....2. XXXIV. 
ahus God declares his sovereign will............. il. 
Thy chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain....... xxxviii. 


Thy constant blessing, Lord, bestow. ...... +e CX1x. 


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Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song ........ Ixxxix. 
Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied......... lxxiil. 
Thy sacred: word my joyful breast............. cxix. 
Thy wondrous power, Almighty Lord .......... cVii. 
wahy “wordss tony feet.a Wana. wef. cs ie WE apes CXix. 
o*bless thy chosen ‘race 2... «:.).%-5=ni« tank tee Ixvil. 
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‘Ea. God , Wn ywhom Asis Woo 5. os, «, oe warts GOO ath XXV. 
To God, our never-failing strength ........... xxx. 
+o"God, themmisaty lord’, .'.. . ... + distsele ale te CXXXV1. 
To me, who am the workmanship ............. Cxix. 
To my complaint, O Lord, my God .......... Ixxxvi. 
‘To my request and earnest cry ....ss.eeeeeeee Cxix. 
Merion call I lift my 6yes oes ore so shitwe ties cXXl. 
We build with fruitless cost, unless .......... CXXVil. 
Whate’er the mighty Lord decrees \...0% 002. . XXXIil. 
When I pour out my soul in prayer ............- cil. 
When we, our weary limbs to rest.......... CXXXVIl. 
While I the King’s loud praise rehearse ........ xlv. 
Whom should I fear, since God to me......... XXVil. 
Who place on Sion’s God their trust........... CXXV. 
With cheerful notes let all the earth ........... CXVil. 
With glory clad, with strength array’d......... Xcili. 
With me, thy servant, thou hast dealt .......... cxix. 
With my whole heart, my God and King.... cxxxviii. 
With my whole heart to God I call’d .......... CXIx. 
With one consent let all the earth.............000. c. 
Ye: boundless;realms of joy “oo... Jie. cod Sees exlviii. 
Ye saints and servants of the Lord ............ Cxiil, 


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TABLE, 


TO FIND THE PSALMS IN THE FOREGOING SELECTIONS SUITED TO 
PARTICULAR SUBJECTS AND OCCASIONS. 


Adoration of God, Selec. 7, 50, 74, '75, 117. (See Praise.) - 
— of the second Person in the Trinity, 41. 
Advent, Selec’s. proper for, 43, part i. ; 68, 75, 76, 77. 
Afflicted, prayer of, 10, 36, 37, 73, part ii. ; 80, 97, p. xi. ; 115. : 
, comfort of, 97, p. vii. 
, complaint of, 36, 37, 80, p. 1.; 115. 
, Selec. proper for, 97. 
Afflictions, benefits of, 73, p. ii. ; 97, p. ix., ver. 3. 
» deliverance from them celebrated, 29, 87. 
Aged Saint, prayer of, 55, ver. 6. 
Almsgiving, 35, ver. 1, 2,3; 91. 
Angels, guard the righteous, 29, ver. 4; 70, p. il. 
, called on to praise the Lord, 81, ver. 11, 12. 
Ascension, 19, ver. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 41, 53, ver. 4, 5. 
Ash-Wednesday, 44, 104. (See Penitential.) 
Assistance from God, 112, 116. 
Atheism, practical, punishment denounced against, 11. 
Attributes of God, 30, 90, 117, 119, 120, 121. 
Blessing of God, on temporal business and comforts, 102, 103. 
Blessings promised to the righteous, 1, 27, 103. 
Blood of Christ, cleansing from sin, prefigured by the ceremonies of the 
law, 44. 
Brotherly love, 107. 
Care of God over his saints, 29. 
Charitable man, blessings promised to, 35, ver. 1, 2, 3. 
Charity to the poor. (See Almsgiing.) 
Children, instructed in God’s law, 60, ver. 3, 6; 97, p. ii. 
Christ, the true David, 68. (See David.) 
, covenant made with him typified by David, 68. 
, divinity of, 39, ver. 6-8; 41, 89. 
, his incarnation, 34, ver. 6, &ce. 
, David in the person of, describes his sorrows, and the malice and 
persecution of his enemies, and prays for deliverance, 17, 34, 45. 
» his death and sufferings set forth in the person of David, 17, 34, 
45, 54. 
his resurrection predicted, 2, 13, 54, p. ii. ; 96, ver. 11, &c. 
his ascension celebrated, 19, 41, 53. 
his exaltation in his human nature to his mediatorial kingdom, 2, 
7, 56, 68, 89, 96, 106. 
» his glorification in his human nature, 7 
» his love to his Church celebrated, 39. 
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Christ, his glory and power, 39. 

, his kingdom among the Gentiles, 56, 66, 89, 106. 

, a Priest and King, 89. 

, our strength and righteousness, 55. 

, his first and second coming, 43, 75, 76, 77. 

Christmas-day, 39, 64, three last verses; 68, 89, 106. 

Church, built on Jesus Christ, 96, ver. 11, &c. 

, gathered and settled, 106. 

, its beauty, worship, and order, 42, 99. 

, the birth-place of saints, 31. 

, safety and joy in it, 22, 42, 63. 

, destruction of its enemies, 59. 

, Gentiles gathered into it, 39, 41. 

5 God defends it and fights for it, 16, 40, 101. 

, Christ’s love to it, 39. 

, God’s presence in it, and delight in it, 29, 106. 

, the garden of the Lord, 71, ver. 8, 9. 

, the spouse of Christ, 39. 

, Its increase, 52. 

, In affliction, 61. 

, comforted, 101. 

, the honour and safety of a nation, 42. 

, its festivals joyfully attended, 99. 

Comfort and support in God, 4, 13, 27, 29, 40, 73, p. ii., first three 

verses. ‘ 

and support in sadness, prayed for, 80. 

of God’s Spirit, prayed for, 37, 38, 44. 

Communion of saints, 107 

Compassion of God, 81, 82, 117, from ver. 6. 

Complaint of absence from public worship, 36, 37. 

of sickness, 6. 

of temptation and spiritual afflictions, 36, 37. 

———— of heavy afflictions in mind and body, 80, 115. 

Confession of sin,.repentance and pardon, 27, 32, 44, 104, 115. 

Confirmation, psalms proper for, 15, p. il.; 20, ver. 5, &c. ; 29, p. ii. ver 
1, c&ic. ; -44, ver. 8, &c. ; 97, pu. vers Ty Wey "pve, 
&c. ; p. xiv. ver. 1, &c. 

Conscience, its guilt relieved, 27, 104. 

Consecration of a church, 106. (See Office of Consecration.) 

——_—_—_—_—, an act of, 20, 44. 

Converse with God, 49. 

Conversion of Jews and Gentiles, 66, 75, 86. 

Corruption of manners, general, 11. 

Counsel and support from God, 13, 97. 

Courage in death, 13. 

Covenant made with Christ in the person of David, 68. 

Creation and Providence, 28, 84, 109, 110, 121, 148. 

Creatures, no trust in them, and God all-sufficient, 28, p. ii.; 48, 119. 

, praising God, 122. 

David, in his sufferings, deliverances, kingdom, &c., a type of Christ, 2, 
14, 17, 34, 39, 45, 54, 56, 68, 89, 96, 106. (See Christ.) 

Death, courage in, 13, 18, ver. 4. 

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Death, of Christ, 17, 54. 
, of saints and sinners, 31. 
, the effect of sin, 69. 
Defence and salvation in God, 3, 14, 98. 
Delaying sinners warned, 74, ver. 7. 
Delight in God, 14, 36, 37, 49, 57, 63. 
Delwerance begun and perfected, 64. 
from despair, 14. 
from deep distress, 29, 34. 
from death, 26, 96. 
from oppression and falsehood, 46. 
— from persecution, 5, 73. 
from slander, 5, 26. 
from shipwreck, 87, p. ii. . 
———— by prayer, 29, 34. 
Desertion and distress of soul, 10, 32, 115. 
Desire of knowledge, 97, p. v. 
of holiness, 97, p. v. 
of comfort and succour, 97, p. v., ver. 6, &c. 
of quickening grace, 97, p. iv. 
_ Desolations, the Church safe in them, 40. 
Devotion, 108. 
, In sickness, 6, 33. 
Direction prayed for, 20. 
Distress relieved, 29, 34, 104. 
Divinity of Christ, 39, 89. 
Dominion of man, 7, verses 5, 6. 
Doubts and fears suppressed, 3, 26, 36, 37. 
Easter-eve, psalms proper for, 13, verse 3, &e.; 34, verses 1, 2. 
Easter, psalms proper for, 2, verse 2 to the end; 25, 47, 96. 
Education, religious, 29, p. ii. ; 60, verses 3, &c.; 97, p. il. 
End of righteous and wicked, 1, 31. 
Enemies of Christ and the Church, typified by the enemies of David 
and Israel, 14, 59. (See Christ, Church, David.) 
Envy and unbelief cured, 31. 
Epiphany, season of, psalms proper for, 17, p. ill., ver. 6, &c. ; 39, 42, 
52, 56, 66,75, 77. (See Gentiles, Kingdom of Christ.) 
Equity and wisdom of providence, 8. 
Evening Psalm, 63, last stanza. 
Evidences of grace, 12, 21. 
Exaltation of Christ, 2, 7, 56, 89. 
Examination, 113, last verse. 
Faith in divine power and mercy, 47, 48, 104. 
Faithfulness of God, 68, 85, 90, 117, 118, 119. 
Family love and worship, 115. 
Fear in the worship of God, 68, verse 7, &c., 78. 
and reverence of God, 28, p. i., last ver., 103. (See God, his pow- 
er, and majesty.) 
Fears and doubts suppressed, 3, 26, 29, 36, 37. 
Formal worship, 48, p. il. 
Forgiveness of sin prayed for, 32, 44. (See Penitential, Pardon.) 
Fraiuty of man, 33, 69, 116. 
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Friendship, its blessings, 107. 

Funeral, psalms proper for, 33, 69, 116, verse 2. 

Gentiles given to Christ, 2, 17, p. 11., last five verses; 56. 

gathered into the Church, 39, 41, 52, 66, 75. 

, owning the true God, 50, p.i., verse 2; 52, 75, 77. 

Glorification of Christ in his human nature, 7. 

Glory of Christ, 39. 

—— and grace promised, 63, 76, last three verses. 

God, his greatness and glory, 7. 

his perfections and providence extolled, 30, 50, p. ii. ; 85, 118, 121 

his goodness, &c., 81, 82, 117, p. 1., verse 6, &c.; 121. 

his omniscience, 113. 

his omnipresence, 113. 

his omnipotence, 53, 68, verse 6, &e. ; 72, 75. 

his justice, 30, verse 2; 71, last verse. 

his sovereignty and goodness, 7, 92, 116. 

his compassion, 82, 117, p. i., ver. 6, &c., and p. ii.; 118, ver. 5, &e 

his care of the saints, 3, 29. 

our defence and salvation, 3, 28, p. ll. ; 93. 

eternal, &c., 72. 

eternal, and man mortal, 69, 80, p. i. 

faithfulness, 68, 90, 117, 118. 

goodness and mercy, 81, 82, 117, 118. 

goodness and truth, 117, 118, 119. 

governing power and goodness, 51. 

greatness and goodness, 63, 116, 117, 118, 121. 

the Judge, 8, verse 3; 43, 76, 77, last verse. 

his majesty, 49, 76. 

his condescension, 92. 

mercy and truth, 30, 82, 110, 117, 118. 

—, made man, 7, verse 5, &c. 

his perfections extolled, 30, 90,117, 118, 119, 120, 121. 

—~, our portion, 4, 57. 

his power and majesty, 53, 68, verse 6, &c.; 72, 75. 

» our preserver, 98, 112. 

—, present in his Church, 40, 63. 

—, our Shepherd, 18. 

—, our support and comfort, 73, p. il. 

—-, supreme governor, 74. 

—, his vengeance and compassion, 53, 75. 

—, unchangeable, 68, 90. 

——, worthy of all praise, 117, 118, 119, 120, 124. 

Good Friday, psalms proper for, 17, 34, 45, 54. (See Christ, his suf: 
ferings and death.) 

Good Works, 4, 12, 86, verse 3, &c.; 91, 97. 

Goodness of God celebrated, 81, 82, 121. (See God.) 

Gospel, its blessings, glory, and success, 15, 39, 68, 77, 89, 90. 

rrace, prayed for, 20, 36, 37, 38. 

, its evidences, 21. 

——, without merit, 27. 

of Christ, 39, 56. 

and providence, 28, 30, 109, 110. 

———-, preserving and restoring, 27, 31, p. ii.; 101, 112. 








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Grace and giory, 63, two last verses; 97, three last verses. 

—, pardoning, quickening, and sanctifying, 97, p. ili. v. vill. x. 

Greatness of God, and his goodness, 53, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121. 

Guilt of conscience removed, 27, 44, 104. 

Harvest, 50, p. ii.; 121, verse 6, &c. 

Health, sickness, and recovery, 6, 25, 32, 33, 69, 80, p. i.; 94. 

Hearing of prayer, 4, 50, p. i.; 51, p. ii.; 80, p. i. 

Heart, known to God, 113. 

Heaven, 13, 19, verse 3, &c.; 76, verse 5. 

Holiness, 4, 12, 19, verse 4, &c. ; 86, verse 3, &c.; 91, 97. 

Holy Spirit, supplication for, 36, 37, 44, verse 9, &c. (See Grace.) 

Hope and trust in God, 3, 13, 14, 22, 26, 40, 46, 48, 55, 65, 93, verse 3, 
&er s10h 

Humiliation, day of, psalms proper for. (See Penitential Psalms.) 

Humility, profession of, 105. 

Hypocrites and hypocrisy, 43, p. ii. 

Incarnation of Christ, 34, verse 6, &c. 

Instruction, spiritual, 20, verse 3; 29, p. il.; 97. 

Institution of a minister, 99, 106, 107. 

Instructive psalms, displaying the different characters and ends of good 
and bad men, 1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19, 20, 27, 29, 30, 31, 43, 57, 
63, 70, 71, 73, 91, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 107. 

Intercession, psalms of, 16, 52, 99, last four verses ; 106. 

Judgment, day of, 1, last three verses; 43, p. i.; 75, last stanza; 76, 
77, last verse. (See Advent.) 

Justice of God. (See God, his perfections.) 

Justification from the free grace of God, 27, 104. 

Kingdom of Christ, 2, 56, 66, 68, 89, 106. (See Christ, Epiphany.) 

Knowledge, spiritual, desired, 97; verse 5, &c.; p. v., p. Xvii., &e. 

Law of God, its excellence, consolations, delight in it, &c., 15, 97, p. 1, 
RoPWss Ds Us, De XVI. 

Lent, psalms proper for. (See Penitential Psalms.) 

Inberality to the poor, 35, three first verses ; 91, verse 3, &c. 

Infe, its shortness and frailty, 33, 69. 

, uncertainty of, 33. 

Longing after God, 36, 37, 49. 

Lord’s day, 49, first three stanzas; 74, 75, 79, 96, verse 12 to the 
end. 

Love to our neighbour, 12. 

, brotherly, 107. 

Majesty of God, 53. (See God.) 

Man, his dominion, 7, verse 5, &c. 

, his mortality, 33, 69, p.i.; 80, p. i. 

Nation’s safety is the Church, 42. 

National deliverance, 59, 100. 
desolations, the Church and people of God safe in them, 40. 

Obedience, sincere, 27, last two verses ; 113, last verse. 

Old Age, 69, p. i., verse 9, 10. 

Omnipresence of God, 113. (See God.) 

Omnipotence of God, 68, verse 6, and following. (See God.) 

Ommiscience of God, 113. (See God.) 

Pardon, mercy, and grace prayed for, 6, 20, 27, 44, 64, 104, 107. (See 
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Passion-week, psalms proper for, 17, 45, 54. (See Christ, his suffer- 
ings and death.) 
Patience under afflictions and persecutions, 31, 33, 104. 
Peace and holiness, urged, 29, p. ii. 
, return of, after war, 77, 96. 
Penitential psalms, 6, 27, 32, 44, 80, p. i.; 104, 115. 
Perfections of God extolled, 30, 90, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121. (See 
God.) 
Persecution, prayer in the time of, 55, 115. 
, courage in time of, 40, 73, p. il. 
, deliverance from, 8, 73, p. i. 
Pestilence, preservation in it, 70. 
Piety, instruction in, 29, p. il. 
Poor, charity to. (See Almsgiving.) 
Portion, God our, 4, last three verses; 57. 
Power of Christ, 39. 
of God, 53, 68. (See God.) 
Praise, psalms of, 51, 79, 81, 82, 90, 112, 117, 118, 119, 120. 
for creation and providence, 28, 83. 
from all creatures, 122. 
for temporal blessings, 53, 120. 
for eminent deliverances, 29, 96. 
for the victories by which God effected our redemption, 77. 
for health restored, 25, 94. 
for hearing prayer, 51, last three verses. 
to the Messiah, 39. 
from all nations, 95. 
——.— for protection, grace, and truth, 47. 
for rain, 50, p. il. 
Prayer, 4, 50. 
in time of war, 16. 
Preservation, daily, 98. 
—————— in time of public danger and calamity, 40, 70, 91, last 
verse. 
————————— from sin and its punishments, 15, p. lil., verse 7; 20, 23, 34. 
Preserver. (See God.) 
Priestly office of Christ, 89. 
Propagation of the Gospel, 39, 41, 53, 56, 117, 118. 
Prophetical Psalms, 2, 13, 17, 34, 39, 53, 56, 66, 96. 
Prosperous sinners, their fearful end, 31. 
Protection of God, extended to the righteous, 29, verse 4, &c.; 31, 
70, 101. 
Providence, its wisdom and equity, 8, last verse ; 75, 76. 
and grace, 30, 121. 
in the works of creation, 28, 50, p. ii.; 68, 84, 87, 109, 
110, 121. 
Punishment of sinners. (See Prosperous sinners, Sinners warned.) 
Qualifications of a Christian, 12, 19. 
Quickening grace. (See Grace.) 
Rain, 50, p. il. ; 121, p. i., verse 6. 
Recovery from sickness. (See Sickness.) 
Redemption, the mercies of, celebrated, 81, 82, 87, p. i. 
Relative duties, 12, 107. 









































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Religious education. (See Education.) 

Renovation, 44, verse 6, &c.; 97, p. v. (See Grace.) 

Repentance, relative to, 6, 27, 32, 44, 80, p. i.; 104, 115. 

Resignation, 33, 105. 

Restoring g ace, 18, verse 3. (See Grace.) 

Resurrection of Christ and of the saints predicted, 13, verse 3, &c. ; 25, 
+96, .erse 11, &c. (See Christ, Easter-eve, Easter.) 

Reverence in worship. (See Worship.) 

Righteous, character of, 12. (See Holiness.) 

, protected by God, 29, verse 4, &c. ; 31, 70. 
————,, blessings promised to, 1, 27, last verse; 103. (See Saints ) 
Righteousness of Christ trusted in, 55. 

—_—_____., from God, 55. 

Safety in danger, 70. (See Preservation.) 

Saints, character of, 12, 19. 

, protection promised to, 29, verse 4, &c. ; 31, 70, 101. 

—, blessings promised to, 4, 27, 71, verses 8, 9; 103. 

Salvation, and eternal joys, 13, 19, 23, 30, 43, p. i. third stanza; 48, 
63, 64, 66, 76. 

Scripture, excellence of, 15, 97. 

Seasons of the year, 50, p. ii.; 121. 

Self-examination, 21, 113, last verse. 

Shepherd. (See God.) 

Sickness, 6, 25, 32, 33, 94. 

Sin, confession of, 27, 32, 44, 104,115. (See Penztential Psalms, Re- 
pentance.) 

Sincerity, 21, 113, last verse. 
, proved and rewarded, 14, p. ii. 

Sinners warned, 74, last verse. 

punished, 1, verse 4, &c.; 9, 31. 

Slander, deliverance from it, 26. 

Sovereignty of God. (See God.) 

Spirit. (See Grace, Holy Spirit.) 

Spiritual enemies overcome, 3, 14. 

Submission. (See Resignation.) 

Sufferings of Christ, 17, 35, 45, 54. 

Sunday. (See Lord’s Day.) 

Support and counsel from God, 13, verse 1; 45, last verse ; 73, p. ii. 

Temporal business and comforts, blessings on, prayed for, 102. 

Temptations overcome, 3, 14. 

Thanksgiving. (See Praise.) 

Thunder and storm, 24, verse 3, &c. 

Trinity Sunday, psalms proper for, 39, 41, 89. 

Trust in God, 57. (See Hope.) 

in creatures vain, 48, 120. 

Truth of God celebrated, 117, 118, 120. 

Undelief and envy cured, 31. 

Unchangeable God. (See God.) 

Unity, advantages of, celebrated, 107. 

Vanity of man, 33, 69, verse 3, &c. 

War, psalms in time of, 14, 16, 40. 

Watchfulness, 15, p. ii., last three verses; 33, 46, 114. — 

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Wickedness of man, 11, 44. 

Winter and summer, 121. 

Works of Creation, Providence, and Grace, 15,121. (See Creation 
Providence, Grace.) 

Worship and order of the Church, 42. 

, delight in it, 63, 68, 78. 

» public, 49, 63, 74, 79, 99, 106. 

Zeal, prayer for, 97, p. ii., verse 2, &c. 

Zion. (See Church.) , 








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I. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES 
HYMN 1. C. M. 


({REAT God, with wonder and with praise 
On all thy works I look; 
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, 
Shine brightest in thy book. 


2 The stars that in their courses roll, 
Have much instruction given ; 
But thy good word informs my soul 
How I may soar to heaven. 


3 The fields provide me food, and show 
The goodness of the Lord; 
But fruits of life and glory grow 
In thy most holy word. 


4 Here are my choicest treasures hid, 
Here my best comfort lies ; 
Here my desires are satisfied, 
And here my hopes arise. 


5 Lord, make me understand thy law, 
Show what my faults have been; 
And from thy Gospel let me draw 
Pardon for all my sin. 


6 Here would J learn how Christ has died 
To save my soul from hell; 
Not all the books on earth beside, 
Such heavenly wonders tell. 


7 Then let me love my Bible more, 
And take a fresh delight, 
By day to read these wonders o’er, 
And meditate by night. 


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HYMN 2. C. M. 


FATHER of mercies! in thy word 
What endless glory shines ! 
For ever be thy Name adored 
For these celestial lines. 


2 Here may the wretched sons of want 
Exhaustless riches find ; 
Riches above what earth can grant, 
And lasting as the mind. 


3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows 
And yields a free repast; 
Sublimer sweets than nature knows 
Invite the longing taste. 


4 Here the Redeemer’s welcome voice 
Spreads heavenly peace around; 
And life and everlasting joys 
Attend the blissful sound. 


5 O may these heavenly pages be 
My ever dear delight ; 
And still new beauties may I see, 
And. still increasing light. 


6 Divine Instructer, gracious Lord, 
Be thou for ever near; 
Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
And view my Saviour there. 


II. CREATION. 


HYMN 3. C. M. 
(ZREAT first of beings! mighty Lord 


Of all this wondrous frame ! 
Produced by thy creating word, 
The world from nothing came. 


2 Thy voice sent forth the high command, 
"T'was instantly obey’d : 
And through thy goodness all things stand 
Which by thy power were made. 


3 Lord, for thy glory shine the whole; 
They all reflect thy light : 


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For this, in course the planets roll, 


And day succeeds the night. 


4 For this, the sun dispenses heat 
And beams of cheering day ; 
And distant stars, in order set, 
By night thy power display. 
5 For this, the earth its produce yields ; 
For this, the waters flow; 
And blooming plants adorn the fields, 


And trees aspiring grow. 


6 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue 
This wise and noble end; 
That all we think, and all we do, 
Shall to thine honour tend. 


HYMN 4. C. M. 


Genesis i. 


Let heaven arise, let earth appear, 
Proclaim’d th’ Eternal Lord: 
The heaven arose, the earth appear’d, 
At his creating word. 


2 But formless was the earth, and void, 
Dark, sluggish, and confused ; 
Till o’er the mass the Spirit moved, 
And quickening power diffused. 


3 Then spake the Lord Omnipotent 
The mandate, “ Be there light :” 
Light darted forth in vivid rays, 
And scatter’d ancient night. 


4 The glorious firmament he spread, 
To part the earth and sky; 
And fix’d the upper elements 
Within their spheres on high. 


5 He bade the seas together flow ; 
They left the solid land : 
And herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees, 
Sprung forth at his command. 


6 Above, he form’d the stars; and placed 


Two greater orbs of light; 
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The radiant sun to rule the day, 
The moon to rule the night. 


7 To all the varied living tribes 
He gave their wondrous birth: 
Some form’d within the watery deep, 
Some from the teeming earth. 


8 Then, chief o’er all his works below, 
Man, honour’d man, was made; 
His soul with God’s pure image stamp’d, 
With innocence array’d. 


9 Completed now the mighty work, 
God his creation view’d ; 
And, pleased with all that he had made, 
Pronounced it “very good.” 


HYMN 5. II. 1. 
Psalm exlviii. 


Praise from Living Creatures. 


BEGIN, my soul, th’ exalted lay; 
Let each enraptured thought obey, 
And praise th’ Almighty’s Name: 
Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies 
In one melodious concert rise, 
To swell th’ inspiring theme. 


2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, 
While all the adoring thrones around 
His boundless mercy sing ; 
Let every listening saint above 
Wake all the tuneful soul of love, 
And touch the sweetest string. 


3 Whate’er this living world contains, 
That wings the air or treads the plains, 
United praise bestow ; 
Ye tenants of the ocean wide, 
Proclaim Him through the mighty tide, 
And in the deeps below. 


4 Let man, by nobler passions sway’d, 
The feeling heart, the judging head, 
In heavenly praise employ ; 


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Spread HIS tremendous Name around, 
While heaven’s broad arch rings back the sound, 
The general burst of joy. 


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Psalm exlviii. 
Praise from the Elements and Worlds. 
Yet fields of light, celestial plains, 


Where pure, serene effulgence reigns, 
Ye scenes divinely fair, 
Your Maker’s wondrous power proclaim, 
Tell how he form’d your shining frame, 
And breathed the fluid air. 


2 Join, all ye stars, the vocal choir; 
Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, 
The mighty chorus aid ; 
And, soon as evening veils the plain, 
Thou moon, prolong the hallow’d strain, 
And praise Him in the shade. 


3 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, 
Proclaim the glories of thy God; 
Ye worlds, declare his might ; 
He spake the word, and ye were made, 
Darkness and dismal chaos fled 
And nature sprung to light. 


4 Let every element rejoice ; 
Ye thunders, burst with awful voice 
To Him who bids you roll ; 
His praise in softer notes declare, 
Each whispering breeze of yielding air, 
And breathe it to the soul. 


HYMN 7. L.M. 
Psalm xix. 
PP HE spacious firmament on high, 
With all the blue ethereal sky, 
And spangled heavens, a shining frame, 
Their great Original proclaim. 


2 Th’ unwearied sun, from day to day, 
Does his Creator’s power display, 


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And publishes to every land 
The work of an Almighty hand. 


3 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; 
And, nightly, to the listening earth, 
Repeats the story of her birth ; 


4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn, 
And all the planets in their turn, 
Confirm the tidings as they roll, 

And spread the truth from pole to pole. 


5 What though in solemn silence all 
Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 
What though no real voice nor sound 
Amidst their radiant orbs be found; 


6 In reason’s ear they all rejoice, 
And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
For ever singing as they shine, 
“The hand that made us is divine.” 


III. PROVIDENCE. 


HYMN 8. L.M. 


Ky TERNAL Source of every joy! 
Well may thy praise our lips employ, 
While in thy temple we appear, 
To hail thee, Sovereign of the year. 


2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, 
Thy hand supports and guides the whole: 
The sun is taught by thee to rise, 
And darkness when to veil the skies. 


3 The flowery spring at thy command 
Perfumes the air, and paints the land ; 
The summer rays with vigour shine, 
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 


4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours 
Through all our coasts redundant stores; 
And winters, soften’d by thy care, 

No more the face of horror wear. 


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5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, 
Demand successive songs of praise ; 
And be the grateful homage paid, 
With morning light, and evening shade. 


6 Here in thy house let incense rise, 
And circling sabbaths bless our eyes, 
Till to those lofty heights we soar, 
Where days and years revolve no more. 


HY MING Of elt: -3: 
Psalm xxiii. 
(THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, 
And feed me with a shepherd’s care ; 

His presence shall my wants supply, 
And guard me with a watchful eye ; 
My noon-day walks he shall attend, 
And all my midnight hours defend. — 


2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
Or on the thirsty mountain pant, 
To fertile vales and dewy meads 
My weary wandering steps he leads, 
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
Amid the verdant landscape flow. 


3 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
With gloomy horrors overspread ; 
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, 
For thou, O Lord, art with me still: 
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, 
And guide me through the dreadful shade. 


HYMN 10. C. M. 
W HEN all thy mercies, O my God, 


My rising soul surveys, 
Transported with the view, I’m lost 
In wonder, love, and praise. 


2 O how shall words with equal warmth 
The gratitude declare, 
That glows within my ravish’d heart ! 
But thou canst read it there. 


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Thy providence my life sustain’d, 
And all my wants redrest, 

When in the silent womb If lay, 
And hung upon the breast. 


To all my weak complaints and cries 
Thy mercy lent an ear, 

Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt 
To form themselves in prayer. 


Unnumber’d comforts to my soul 
Thy tender care bestow’d, 

Before my infant heart conceived 
From whom those comforts flow’d. 


When in the slippery paths of youth 
With heedless steps I ran, 

Thine arm, unseen, convey’d me safe, 
And led me up to man. 


Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths, 
It gently clear’d my way, 

And through the pleasing snares of vice, 
More to be fear’d than they. 


When worn with sickness, oft hast thou 
With health renew’d my face ; 

And, when in sins and sorrows sunk, 
Revived my soul with grace. 


Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss 
Has made my cup run o’er; 

And in a kind and faithful friend 
Has doubled all my store. 


Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 
My daily thanks employ ; 

Nor is the least a cheerful heart, 
That tastes those gifts with Joy. 


Through every period of my life 
Thy goodness [ll pursue ; 

And after death, in distant worlds, 
The glorious theme renew. 


12 When nature fails, and day and night 


Divide thy works no more, 


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My ever grateful heart, O Lord. 
Thy mercy shall adore. 


13 Through all eternity, to thee 
A joyful song [ll raise ; 
But O! eternity’s too short 
To utter all thy praise. 


FLY Mind! teng hl bent. 


Psalm xxxi. 15, 


“ My times are in thy hand.” 
SOVEREIGN Ruler of the skies, 


Ever gracious, ever wise, 
All our times are in thy hand, 
All events at thy command. 


2 He that form’d us in the womb, 
He shall guide us to the tomb; 
All our ways shall ever be 
Order’d by his wise decree. 


3 Times of sickness, times of health, 
Blighting want, and cheerful wealth, 
All our pleasures, all our pains, 
Come, and end, as God ordains. 


4 May we always own thy hand, 
Still to thee surrender’d stand, 
Know that thou art God alone, 
We and ours are all thy own! 


HYMN 12. C. M. 


OD moves in a mysterious way 
His wonders to perform ; 

He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
And rides upon the storm. 


2 Deep in unfathomable mines, 
With never-failing skill, 
He treasures up his bright designs, 
And works his gracious will. 


3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; 
The clouds ye so much dread 


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Are big with mercy, and shall break 


In blessings on your head. 


4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 
But trust him for his grace: 
Behind a frowning providence 
He hides a smiling face. 


5 His purposes will ripen fast, 
Unfolding every hour: 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 


6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
And scan his work in vain: 
God is his own interpreter, 
And he will make it plain. 


IV. REDEMPTION. 
HYMN 13. S. M. 


Job ix. 2-6. 


A how shall fallen man 
Be just before his God! 
If he contend in righteousness, 
We sink beneath his rod. 


2 If he our ways should mark, 
With strict inquiring eyes, 
Could we for one of thousand faults 
A just excuse devise? 


3 All-seeing, powerful God! 
Who can with thee contend ? 
Or who that tries the unequal strife, 
Shall prosper in the end? 


4 The mountains, in thy wrath, 
Their ancient seats forsake : 
The trembling earth deserts her place, 
Her rooted pillars shake: 


5 Ah, how shall guilty man 
Contend with such a God? 
None, none can meet him, and escape, 
But through the Saviour’s blood. 


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HYMN 14. L. M. 


Job ix. 30-33. 


r[‘HOUGH I should seek to wash me clean 
: In water of the driven snow, 
My soul would yet its spot retain, 
And sink in conscious guilt and woe: 


2 The Spirit, in his power divine, 
Would cast my vaunting soul to earth, 
Expose the foulness of its sin, 
And show the vileness of its worth. 


3 Ah, not like erring man is God, 
That men to answer him should dare ; 
Condemn’d, and into silence awed, 


They helpless stand before his bar. 


4 There, must a Mediator plead, 
Who, God and man, may both embrace 
With God, for man to intercede, 
And offer man the purchased grace. 


5 And lo! the Son of God is slain 
To be this Mediator crown’d : 
In Him, my soul, be cleansed from stain, 
In Him thy righteousness be found ! 


HYMN 15. L. M. 
At glorious God, what hymns of praise 


Shall our transported voices raise: 
What ardent love and zeal are due, 
While heaven stands open to our view 


2 Once we were fallen, and O how low! 
Just on the brink of endless woe: 
When Jesus, from the realms above, 
Borne on the wings of boundless love, 


3 Scatter’d the shades of death and night, 
And spread around his heavenly light: 
By him what wondrous grace is shown 
To souls impoverish’d and undone. 


4 He shows, beyond these mortal shores, 


A bright inheritance as ours ; 
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Where saints in light our coming wait 
To share their holy, happy state. 


HYMN 16. C.M. 
SALVATION ! O the joyful sound, . 


Glad tidings to our ears ; 
A sovereign balm for every wound, 
A cordial for our fears. 


2 Salvation! buried once in sin, 
At hell’s dark door we lay ; 
But now we rise by grace divine, 
And see a heavenly day. 


3 Salvation! let the echo fly 
The spacious earth around ; 
While all the armies of the sky 


Conspire to raise the sound. 


4 Salvation! O thou bleeding Lamb, 
To thee the praise belongs : 
Our hearts shall kindle at thy Name, 
Thy Name inspire our songs. 


Chorus for the end of each verse. 


Glory, honour, praise, and power, 
Be unto the Lamb for ever! 
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer ! 


Hallelujah, praise the Lord! 


HYMN 17. C. M. 


Ane our Redeemer’s glorious Name 
Awake the sacred song: 
O may his love (immortal flame) 
Tune every heart and tongue. 


2 His love, what mortal thought can reach; 
What mortal tongue display ! 
Imagination’s utmost stretch 
In wonder dies away. 


3 He left his radiant throne on high, 
Left the bright realms of bliss, 
And came to earth to bleed and die! 
Was ever love like this? 


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4 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay 
Our humble thanks to thee, 

May every heart with rapture say 
“The Saviour died for me.” 


5 O may the sweet, the blissful theme, 
Fill every heart and tongue ; 
Till strangers love thy charming Name, 
And join the sacred song. 


HYMN 18. III. 3. 


SAVIOUR, source of every blessing, 

Tune my heart to grateful lays ; 
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, 

Call for ceaseless songs of praise. 


2 Teach me some melodious measure, 
Sung by raptured saints above ; 
Fill my soul with sacred pleasure, 
While I sing redeeming love. 


3 Thou didst seek me when a stranger, 
Wandering from the fold of God ; 
Thou, to save my soul from danger, 
Didst redeem me with thy blood. 


4 By thy hand restored, defended, 
Safe through life thus far I’ve come ; 
Safe, O Lord, when life is ended, 
Bring me to my heavenly home 


HYMN 19. C.M. 
Titus iii. 4-7. 
MY grateful soul, for ever praise, 
For ever love his Name, 
Who turn’d thee from the fatal paths 
Of folly, sin, and shame. 


2 Vain and presumptuous is the trust 
Which in our works we place ; 
Salvation from a higher source 
Flows to our fallen race. 


3 °Tis from the love of God through Christ 


That all our hopes begin ; 


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His mercy saved our souls from death 
And wash’d us from our sin. 


4 His Spirit, through the Saviour shed, 
His sacred fire imparts, 
Removes our dross, and love divine 
Enkindles in our hearts. 


5 Thus raised from death, we live anew; 
And, justified by grace, ; 
We hope in glory to appear, 
And see our Father’s face. 


HYMN 20. C.M. 
How helpless guilty nature lies, 


Unconscious of its load : 
The heart unchanged can never rise 


To happiness and God. 


2 The will perverse, the passions blind, 
In paths of ruin stray: 
Reason debased can never find 
The safe, the narrow way. 


3 Can aught beneath a power divine 
The stubborn will subdue ? 
"Tis thine, Almighty Saviour, thine 
To form the heart anew. 


- 4 °Tis thine the passions to. recall, 
And upwards bid them rise ; 
And make the scales of error fall 
From reason’s darken’d eyes. 


5 To chase the shades of death away, 
And bid the sinner live, 
A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 
’Tis thine alone to give. 


6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, 
And give them life divine: 
Then shall our passions and our powers, 


Almighty Lord, be thine. 


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HYMN 21. C.M. 


J ATHER, to thee my soul I lift, 
On thee my hope depends, 
Convinced that every perfect gift 
From thee alone descends. 


2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, 
And power and wisdom too ; 
Without the Spirit of thy Son 
We nothing good can do. 


3 Thou all our works in us hast wrought, 
Our good is all divine ; 
The praise of every holy thought 
And righteous word is thine. 


4 From thee, through Jesus, we receive 
The power on thee to call, 
In whom we are, and move, and live: 


Our God is all in all. 


FLY MN .22, TID. 11. 


SING, my soul, His wondrous love, 
Who, from yon bright throne above, 
Ever watchful o’er our race, 
Still to man extends his grace. 


2 Heaven and earth by him were made, 
All is by his sceptre sway’d ; 
What are we that he should show 
So much love to us below! 


3 God, the merciful and good, 
Bought us with the Saviour’s blood ; 
And, to make our safety sure, 


Guides us by his Spirit pure. 


4 Sing, my soul, adore his Name, 
Let his glory be thy theme: 
Praise him till he calls thee home, 
Trust his love for all to come. 


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HYMN 23. S. M. 
(GRACE! tis a charming sound, 


Harmonious to the ear; 
Heaven with the echo shall resound, 
And all the earth shall hear. 


2 Grace first contrived a way 
To save rebellious man, 
And all the means that grace display, 
Which drew the wondrous plan. 


3 Grace guides my wandering feet 
To tread the heavenly road ; 
And new supplies each hour I meet 


While pressing on to God. 


4 Grace all the work shall crown 
Through everlasting days ; 
It lays in heaven the topmost stone, 
And well deserves the praise. 


V. THE CHURCH. 


HYMN 24. 8S. M. 


LIKE Noah’s weary dove, 
That soar’d the earth around, 
But not a resting-place above 
The cheerless waters found ; 


2 O cease, my wandering soul, 
On restless wing to roam; 

All the wide world, to either pole, 
Has not for thee a home. 


3 Behold the Ark of God, 

Behold the open door ; 
Hasten to gain that dear abode, 
And rove, my soul, no more. 


4 There, safe thou shalt abide, 
There, sweet shall be thy rest, 
And every longing satisfied, 
With full salvation blest. 


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5 And, when the waves of ire 
Again the earth shall fill, 
The Ark shall ride the sea of fire; 
Then rest on Sion’s hill. 


HYMN 25. 8S. M. 


iT LOVE thy kingdom, Lord, 
The house of thine abode, 
The Church our blest Redeemer saved 
With his own precious blood. 


2 I love thy Church, O God; 
Her walls before thee stand, 
Dear as the apple of thine eye, 

And graven on thy hand. 


3 If e’er to bless thy sons, 
My voice or hands deny, 
These hands let useful skill forsake, 


This voice in silence die. 


4 If e’er my heart forget 
Her welfare, or her woe, 
Let every joy this heart forsake, 
And every grief o’erflow. 


5 For her my tears shall fall ; 
For her my prayers ascend ; 
To her my cares and toils be given, 
Till toils and cares shall end. 


6 Beyond my highest joy 
I prize her heavenly ways, 
Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
Her hymns of love and praise. 


7 Jesus, thou Friend divine, 
Our Saviour and our King, 
Thy hand from every snare and foe 
Shall great deliverance bring. 


8 Sure as thy truth shall last, 
To Sion shall be given 
The brightest glories earth can yield, 
And brighter bliss of heaven. 


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HYMN 26. C.M. 
Hebrews xii. 18, 22-24. 


Not to the terrors of the Lord, 
The tempest, fire, and smoke: 
Not to the thunder of that word 
Which God on Sinai spoke: 


2 But we are come to Sion’s hill, 
The city of our God; 
Where milder words declare his will, 
And spread his love abroad. 


3 Behold th’ innumerable host 

Of angels clothed in light: 

Behold the spirits of the just 
Whose faith is changed to sight. 


4 Behold the bless’d assembly there 
Whose names are writ in heaven ; 
Hear God, the Judge of all, declare 
Their sins, through Christ, forgiven. 


5 Angels, and living saints and dead, 
But one communion make : 
All join in Christ, their vital Head, 
And of his love partake. 


HYMN 27. S. M. 
BULEST is the tie that binds 


Our hearts in Christian love: 
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 


2 Before our Father’s throne 
We pour united prayers ; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one; 
Our comforts and our cares. 


3 We share our mutual woes, 
Our mutual burdens bear ; 
And often for each other flows 
The sympathizing tear. 


4 When we at death must part, 
How keen, how deep the pain: 


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But we shall still be join’d in heart, 
And hope to meet again. 


5 From sorrow, toil, and pain, 
And sin, we shall be free; 
And perfect love and friendship reign 
Throughout eternity. 


FAY MENS 28. iol Ts, 1. 


Psalm exxii. 
The Church in Glory. 
ITH joy shall I behold the day 


That calls my willing soul away, 
To dwell among the blest: 
For lo! my great Redeemer’s power 
Unfolds the everlasting door, 
And points me to his rest. 


2 Ev’n now, to my expecting eyes 
The heaven-built towers of Salem rise ; 
Their glory I survey ; 
I view her mansions that contain 
The angel host, a beauteous train, 
And shine with cloudless day. 


3 Thither, from earth’s remotest end, 
Lo! the redeem’d of God ascend, 
Borne on immortal wing ; 
There, crown’d with everlasting joy, 
In ceaseless hymns their tongues employ 


Before th’ Almighty King. 


4 'The King a seat hath there prepared, 
High on eternal base uprear’d, 
For his eternal Son: 
His palaces with joy abound ; 
His saints, by him with glory crown’d, 
Attend and share his throne. 


5 Mother of cities! o’er thy head 
Bright peace, with healing wings outspread, 
For evermore shall dwell: 
Let me, blest seat! my name behold 
Among thy citizens enroll’d, 
And bid the world farewell. 


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HYMN 29. L. M. 
Isaiah lii 1, 2. 
P[RIUMPHANT Sion! lift thy head 
From dust, and darkness, and the dead 
Though humbled long, awake at length, 
And gird thee with thy Saviour’s strength. 


2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, 
And let thy excellence be known: 
Deck’d in the robes of righteousness, 


The world thy glories shall confess. 


3 No more shall foes unclean invade, 
And fill thy hallow’d walls with dread ; 
No more shall hell’s insulting host 
Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 


4 God from on high has heard thy prayer, 
His hand thy ruins shall repair : 
Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease 
To guard thee in eternal peace. 


VI. FESTIVALS AND FASTS. 
The Lord's Dap. 


HYMN 30. II. 4. 


A WAKE, ye saints, awake, 
And hail this sacred day ; 
In loftiest songs of praise 
Your joyful homage pay: 
Welcome the day that God hath blest, 
The type of heaven’s eternal rest. 


2 On this auspicious morn 
The Lord of life arose ; 
He burst the bars of death, 
And vanquish’d all our foes: 
And now he pleads our cause above, 
And reaps the fruits of all his love. 


3 All hail, triumphant Lord! 
Heaven with hosannas rings, 
And earth, in humbler strains, 
Thy praise responsive sings: 


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Worthy the Lamb that once was slain, 
Through endless years to live and reign. 


4 Great King, gird on thy sword, 
Ascend thy conquering car ; 
While justice, truth, and love, 
Maintain thy glorious war: 
This day let smners own thy sway, 
And rebels cast their arms away. 


HYMN 31. C.M. 


"PAs is the day the Lord hath made, 
Let young and old rejoice: 
To him be vows and homage paid, 
Whose service is our choice. 


2 This is the temple of the Lord: 
How dreadful is this place ! 
With meekness let us hear his word, 
With reverence seek his face. 


3 This is the homage he requires ; 
The voice of praise and prayer, 
The soul’s affections, hopes, desires, 
Ourselves and all we are. 


4 While rich and poor for mercy call, 
Propitious from the skies, 
The Lord, the Maker of them all, 
Accepts the sacrifice. 


5 Well pleased, through Jesus Christ his Son, 
From sin he grants release ; 
According to their faith ’tis done, 
He bids them go in peace. 


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WELCOME, sweet day of rest, 


That saw the Lord arise; 
Welcome to this reviving breast, 
And these rejoicing eyes. 


2 The King himself comes near 
To feast his saints to-day ; 
Here may we sit, and see him here, 
And love, and praise, and pray. 


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3 One day amidst the place 
Where Jesus is within, 

Is better than ten thousand days 
Of pleasure and of sin. 


4 My willing soul would stay 
In such a frame as this, 
Till it is call’d to soar away 
To everlasting bliss. 


HYMN 33. L.M. 


ANOTHER six days’ work is done, 
Another Lord’s day has begun ; 
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, 


Improve the hours thy God hath blest. 


2 This day may our devotion rise, 
As grateful incense to the skies ; 
And heaven that sweet repose bestow, 
Which none but they who feel it know 


3 This peaceful calm within the breast 
Is the sure pledge of heavenly rest, 
Which for the Church of God remains, 
The end of cares, the end of pains. 


4 In holy duties, let the day, 
In holy pleasures pass away : 
How sweet a sabbath thus to spend, 
In hope of one that ne’er shall end 


HYMN 34. II. 3. 
(GREAT God, this sacred day of thine 


Demands the soul’s collected powers , 
Gladly we now to thee resign 

These solemn, consecrated hours: 
O may our souls adoring own 
The grace that calls us to thy throne. 


2 All-seeing God! thy piercing eye 
Can every secret thought explore ; 
May worldly cares our bosoms fly, 
And, where thou art, intrude no more: 
O may thy grace our spirits move, 
And fix our minds on things above! 


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3 Thy Spirit’s powerful aid impart, 
And bid thy word, with lite divine, 
Engage the ear, and warm the heart: 
Then shall the day indeed be thine ; 

Then shall our souls adoring own 
The grace that calls us to thy throne. 


HYMN 35. II. 4. 


[NX loud exalted strains, 
The King of Glory praise ; 
O’er heaven and earth he reigns, 
Through everlasting days ; 
But Sion, with his presence blest, 
Is his delight, his chosen rest. 


2 O King of Glory, come; 
And with thy favour crown 
This temple as thy home, 
This people as thy own: 
Beneath this roof vouchsafe to show 
How God can dwell with men below. 


3 Now let thine ear attend 
Our supplicating cries ; 
Now let our praise ascend, 
Accepted to the skies: 
Now let thy Gospel’s joyful sound 
Spread its celestial influence round. 


4 Here may the listening throng 
Imbibe thy truth and love ; 
Here Christians join the song 
Of seraphim above: 
Till all who humbly seek thy face, 
Rejoice in thy abounding grace. 


HYMN 36. L. M. 


AR from my thoughts, vain world, begone ; 
Let my religious hours alone: 

From flesh and sense I would be free, 

And hold communion, Lord, with thee. 


2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, 
And kindles with a pure desire 
O 


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To see thy grace, to taste thy love, 
And feel thine influence from above. 


3 When I can say that God is mine, 
When I can see thy glories shine, 
[ll tread the world beneath my feet, 
And all that men call rich and great. 


4 Send comfort down from thy right hand, 
To cheer me in this barren land; 
And in thy temple let me know 
The joys that from thy presence flow. 


HYMN 37. LL. M. 


MY opening eyes with rapture see 
The dawn of thy returning day ; 
My thoughts, O God, ascend to thee 
While thus my early vows I pay 


2 I yield my heart to thee alone, 
Nor would receive another guest ; 
Eternal King! erect thy throne, 
And reign sole monarch in my breast. 


3 O bid this trifling world retire, 
And drive each carnal thought away ; 
Nor let me feel one vain desire, 


One sinful thought, through all the day. 


4 'Then, to thy courts when I repair, 
My soul shall rise on joyful wing, 
The wonders of thy love declare, 
And join the strains which angels sing. 


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O thy temple I repair ; 

Lord, I love to worship there ; 
While thy glorious praise is sung, 
Touch my lips, unloose my tongue. 


2 While the prayers of saints ascend, 
God of love, to mine attend; 
Hear me, for thy Spirit pleads ; 
Hear, for Jesus intercedes. 


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3 While I hearken to thy law, 
Fill my soul with humble awe, 
Till thy Gospel bring to me 
Life and immortality. 


4 While thy ministers proclaim 
Peace and pardon in thy Name, 
Through their voice, by faith, may I 
Hear thee speaking from on high. 


5 From thy house when I retusn, 
May my heart within me burn; 
And at evening let me say, 

“T have walk’d with God to-day.” 


HYMN 39. L. M. 
After Sermon. 


ALMIGHTY Father, bless the word, 
Which, through thy grace, we now have heard ; 
O may the precious seed take root, 
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit. 


2 We praise thee for the means of grace, 
Thus in thy courts to seek thy face: 
Grant, Lord, that we who worship here 
May all, at length, m heaven appear. 


HYMN 40. III. 5. 


LORD; dismiss us with thy blessing, 
Fill our hearts with joy and peace ; 
Let us each, thy love possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming grace ; 
O refresh us, 
Travelling through this wilderness. 


2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 
For the Gospel’s joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound : 
May thy presence 
With us evermore be found. 


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Advent. 


HYMN 41. C. M. 
HARK ! the glad sound, the Saviour comes 


The Saviour promised long: 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 


2 On him the Spirit, largely pour’d, 
Exerts his sacred fire ; 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
His holy breast inspire. 


3 He comes, the prisoners to release, 
In Satan’s bondage held ; 
The gates of brass before him burst, 
The iron fetters yield. 


4 He comes, from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray ; : 

And on the eyes oppress’d with night, 
To pour celestial day. 


5 He comes, the broken heart to bind, 
The bleeding soul to cure, 

And with the treasures of his grace, 
T’ enrich the humble poor. 


6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 
Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
And heaven’s eternal arches ring 


With thy beloved Name. 


HYMN 42. II. 3. 


HALL! thou long expected Jesus, 
Born to set thy people free : 
From our sins and fears release us, 
Let us find our rest in thee. 


2 Israel’s strength and consolation, 
Hope of all the saints, thou art; 
Long desired of every nation, 
Joy of every waiting heart. 


3 Born thy people to deliver, 
Born a child, yet God our King, 


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Born to reign in us for ever, 
Now thy gracious kingdom bring. 


4 By thine own eternal Spirit, 
Rule in all our hearts alone; 
By thine all-sufficient merit, 
Raise us to thy glorious throne. 


Christmas. 
HYMN 43.. ‘C. M. 


Luke ii. 8-15. 


W HILE shepherds watch’d their flocks by night, 
All seated on the ground, 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
And glory shone around. 


2 “Fear not,” said he, for mighty dread 
Had seized their troubled mind; 
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you, and all mankind. 


3 “'To you, in David’s town, this day 
Is born, of David’s line, 
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, 
And this shall be the sign: 


4 “'The heavenly babe you there shall find, 
To human view display’d, 
All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid.” 


5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith 
Appear’d a shining throng 
Of angels, praising God, who thus 
Address’d their joyful song: 


6 “All glory be to God on high 
And to the earth be peace; 
Good-will, henceforth, from heaven to men, 
Begin and never cease.” 


HYMN 44. C. M. 
WHILE angels thus, O Lord, rejoice, 
QO 2 


Shall men no anthem raise ? 


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O may we lose these useless tongues, 
When we forget to praise. 


2 Then let us swell responsive notes, 
And join the heavenly throng ; 
For angels no such love have known, 
As we, to wake their song. 


3 Good-will to sinful dust is shown, 
And peace on earth is given ; 
For lo! th’ incarnate Saviour comes, 
With news of joy from heaven. 


4 Mercy and truth, with sweet accord, 
His rising beams adorn ; 
Let heaven and earth in concert sing, 
“The promised child is born!” 


5 Glory to God, in highest strains, 
By highest worlds is paid ; 

Be glory, then, by us proclaim’d, 
And by our lives display’d; 


6 Till we attain those blissful realms, 
Where now our Saviour reigns; 
To rival these celestial choirs 
In their immortal strains. 


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HARK! the herald angels sing, 
Glory to the new-born King ; 
Peace on earth, and mercy mild; 
God and sinners reconciled. 


2 Joyful all ye nations rise, 
Join the triumph of the skies; 
With th’ angelic host proclaim, 
Christ is born in Bethlehem ! 


3 Christ, by highest heaven adored, 
Christ, the everlasting Lord, 
Late in time behold him come, 
Offspring of the Virgin’s womb. 

4 Veil’d in flesh, the Godhead see: 
Hail th’ incarnate Deity, 


Pleased, as man, with man to dwell; 
Jesus, now Emmanuel. 


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5 Risen with healing in his wings, 
Light and life to all he brings ; 
Hail the Sun of righteousness ! 
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace ! 


HYMN 46. 
Chorus. 


S HOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 


1 Sion, the marvellous story be telling, 
The Son of the Highest, how lowly his birth! 
The brightest archangel in glory excelling, 
He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth 


Chorus. 
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 


2 Tell how he cometh; from nation to nation, 
The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round ; 
How free to the faithful he offers salvation, 
How his people with joy everlasting are crown’d 


Chorus. 


Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 


3 Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, 
And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise ; 
Ye angels, the full hallelujah be singing 
One chorus resound thro’ the earth aid the skies: 


Chorus. 


Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing ; 
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! 


HYMN 47. C. M. 


Tsaiah ix. 2-7. 


P[HE race that long in darkness pined, 
Have seen a glorious light ; 
The people now behold the dawn, 
Who dwelt in death and night. 


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2 To hail thy rising, Sun of life, 


The gathering nations come ; 
Joyous as when the reapers bear 
Their harvest treasures home. 


3 For thou our burden hast removed; 
Th’ oppressor’s reign is broke ; 
Thy fiery conflict with the foe 
Has burst his cruel yoke. 


4 To us the promised Child is born; 
To us the Son is given; 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
And all the hosts of heaven. 


5 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 
For evermore adored ; 
The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
The mighty God and Lord. 


6 His power increasing still shall spread, 
His reign no end shall know; 
Justice shall guard his throne above, 
And peace abound below. 


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ELYMN 48... sf IM: 
PIM hastens on; ye longing saints, 
Now raise your voices high; 
And magnify that sovereign love 
Which shows salvation nigh. 


2 As time departs salvation comes ; 
Each moment brings it near: 
Then welcome each declining day, 
Welcome each closing year. 


3 Not many years their course shall run, 
Not many mornings rise, 
Ere all its glories stand reveal’d 
To our transported eyes. 


HYMN 49. C. M. 
St. Luke xiii. 6-9. 
GEE, in the vineyard of the Lord, 


A barren fig-tree stands: 


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No fruit it yields, no blossom bears, 
Though planted by His hands. 


2 From year to year the tree He views, 
And still no fruit is found ; 
Then “ Cut it down,” the Lord commands, 
“Why cumbers it the ground ?” 


3 But lo! the gracious Saviour pleads ; 
“The barren fig-tree spare, 
Another year in mercy wait, 
It yet may bloom and bear: 


4 “But if my culture prove in vain, 
And still no fruit be found, 
I plead no more; destroy the tree, 
And root it from thy ground.” 


New Dear. 


HYMN 50. L. M. 
P[HE God of life, whose constant care 


With blessings crowns each opening year, 
My scanty span doth still prolong, 


And wakes anew mine annual song. 


2 How many precious souls are fled 
To the vast regions of the dead, 
Since to this day the changing sun 
Through his last yearly period run! 


3 We yet survive ; but who can say, 
“Or through this year, or month, or day, 
I shall retain this vital breath, 
Thus far, at least, in league with death?” 


4 That breath is thine, eternal God; 
"Tis thine to fix my soul’s abode; 
It holds its life from thee alone, 
On earth, or in the world unknown. 


5 To thee our spirits we resign, 
Make them and own them still as thine ; 
So shall they live secure from fear, 


Though death should blast the rising year. 


6 Thy children, panting to be gone, 
May bid the tide of time roll on, 


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To land them on that happy shore, 


Where years and death are known no more. 


No more fatigue, no more distress, 

Nor sin, nor hell, shall reach that place ; 
No groans, to mingle with the songs 
Resounding from immortal tongues : 


No more alarms from ghostly foes ; 
No cares. to break the long repose ; 
No midnight shade, no clouded sun, 
But sacred, high, eternal noon. 


O, long-expected year! begin; 

Dawn on this world of woe and sin; 

Fain would we leave this weary road, 
To sleep in death, and rest with God. 


HYMN 51. C. M. 


AS oer the past my memory strays, 
Why heaves the secret sigh ? 
"Tis that I mourn departed days, 
Stull unprepared to die. 


2 The world and worldly things beloved, 
My anxious thoughts employ’d ; 
And time unhallow’d, unimproved, 
Presents a fearful void. 


3 Yet, holy Father, wild despair 
Chase from my labouring breast ; 
Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer, 
That grace can do the rest. 


4 My life’s brief remnant all be thine; 
And when thy sure decree 

Bids me this fleeting breath resign, 
O speed my soul to thee. 


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HYMN 52. S. M. 
Isaiah li. 7-10. 
How beauteous are their feet 
Who stand on Sion’s hill ; 
Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
And words of peace reveal. 


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2 How charming is their voice. 
How sweet their tidings are: 
‘Sion, behold thy Saviour-King, 
He reigns and triumphs here.” 


3 How happy are our ears 
That hear this joyful sound, 
Which kings and prophets waited for, 
And sought, but never found. 


4 How blessed are our eyes 
That see this heavenly lght: 
Prophets and kings desired it long, 
But died without the sight. 


5 The watchmen join their voice, 
And tuneful notes employ ; 

Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, 
And deserts learn the joy. 


6 The Lord makes bare his arm 
Through all the earth abroad: 
Let every nation now behold 
Their Saviour and their God. 


HYMN 53. II. 5. 
Isaiah lx., &ce. 
ISE, crown’d with light, imperial Salem, rise ; 
Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes: 
See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, 
And break upon thee in a flood of day. 


2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, 
See future sons, and daughters yet unborn, 
In crowding ranks on every side arise, 
Demanding life, impatient for the skies. 


3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, 
Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend: 
See thy bright altars throng’d with prostrate kings, 
While every land its joyous tribute brings. 


4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, 
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; 
But fix’d his word, his saving power remains ; 
Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 


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HYMN 54. II. 6. 
Psalm Lxxii. 
HALL to the Lord’s Anointed, 
Great David’s greater Son ; 
Hail, in the time appointed, 
His reign on earth begun! 
He comes to break oppression, 
To set the captive free, 
To take away transgression, 
And rule in equity. 


2 He comes with succour speedy, 

To those who suffer wrong, 

To help the poor and needy, 
And bid the weak be strong; 

To give them songs for sighing, 
Their darkness turn to light, 

Whose souls, condemn’d and dying, 
Were precious in his sight. 


38 He shall descend like showers 
Upon the fruitful earth ; 
And love and joy, like flowers, 
Spring in his path to birth: 
Before him, on the mountains, 
Shall peace, the herald, go; 
And righteousness, in fountains, 
From hill to valley flow. 


4 To him shall prayer unceasing, 

And daily vows ascend ; 

His kingdom still increasing, 
A kingdom without end: 

The tide of time shall never 
His covenant remove ; 

His Name shall stand for ever: 
That Name to us is Love. 


HYMN 55. C.M. 
Isaiah ii. 2-5. 
(VER mountain-tops the mount of God 
In latter days shall rise, 
Above the summits of the hills, 
And draw the wondering eyes. 


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2 To this the joyful nations round, 
All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; 
Up to the mount of God, they'll say, 
And to his house we’ll go. 


3 The beams that shine from Sion’s hill 
Shall lighten every land ; 
The King who reigns in Salem’s towers 
Shall all the world command. 


4 Among the nations he shall judge ; 
His judgments truth shall guide: 
His sceptre shall protect the just, 
And crush the sinner’s pride. 


5 For peaceful implements shall men 
Exchange their swords and spears ; 
Nor shall they study war again 
Throughout those happy years. 


6 Come, O ye house of Jacob! come 
To worship at his shrine ; 
And, walking in the light of God, 
With holy graces shine. 


Lent. 


HYMN 56. III. 1. 
Litany. 
SAVIOUR, when in dust, to thee, 
Low we bow th’ adoring knee ; 
When, repentant, to the skies 
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes; 
O, by all thy pains and woe, 
Suffer’d once for man below, 
Bending from thy throne on high, 


Hear our solemn litany. 


2 By thy birth and early years, 
By thy human griefs and fears, 
By thy fasting and distress 
In the lonely wilderness, 

By thy victory in the hour 

Of the subtle tempter’s power ; 
Jesus, look with pitying eye ; 
Hear our solemn litany. 


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3 By thine hour of dark despair, 
By thine agony of prayer, 
By thy purple robe of scorn, 
By thy wounds, thy crown of thorn, 
By thy cross, thy pangs and cries 
By thy perfect sacrifice ; 
Jesus, look with pitying eye; 
Hear our solemn litany. 


4 By thy deep expiring groan, 
By the seal’d sepulchral stone, 
By thy triumph o’er the grave, 
By thy power from death to save ; 
Mighty God, ascended Lord, 
To thy throne in heaven restored, 
Prince and Saviour, hear our cry, 
Hear our solemn litany. 


HYMN 57. L.M. 


MY God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee: 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 


2 Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth ? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And all my purest joys forego? 


3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; 
Thy grace, O Lord, can draw me thence : 
I would obey the voice divine, 


And all inferior joys resign. 


HYMN 58. C.M. 
ALAS; what hourly dangers rise, 


What snares beset my way ; 
To heaven, O let me lift mine eyes, 
And hourly watch and pray. 


2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, 
And melt in flowing tears: 
My weak resistance, ah, how vain, 
How strong my foes and fears. 


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83 O gracious God, in whom I live, 
My feeble efforts aid; 
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive, 
Though trembling and afraid. 


4 Increase my faith, increase my hope, 
When foes and fears prevail ; 
And bear my fainting spirit up, 
Or soon my strength will fail. 


5 Whene’er temptations fright my heart, 
Or lure my feet aside, 
My God, thy powerful aid impart, 
My guardian and my guide. 


6 O keep me in thy heavenly way, 
And bid the tempter flee ; 
And let me never, never stray 
From happiness and thee. 


HYMN 59. C.M. 
How oft, alas! this wretched heart 


Has wander’d from the Lord: 
How oft my roving thoughts depart, 
Forgetful of his word. 


2 Yet sovereign mercy calls, “ Return ;” 
Dear Lord, and may I come? 
My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 
O, take the wanderer home. 


3 And canst thou, wilt thou yet forgive 
And bid my crimes remove? 
And shall a pardon’d rebel live 
To speak thy wondrous love? 


4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, 
How glorious, how divine ; 
That can to life and bliss restore 
So vile a heart as mine. 


5 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, 


Dear Saviour, I adore: 
O keep me at thy sacred feet, 
And let me rove no more. 


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HYMN 60. L. M. 


Q) THOU, to whose all-searching sight 


The darkness shineth as the light, 
Search, prove my heart; it looks to thee, 
O burst its bonds, and set it free. 


2 Wash out its stains, remove its dross, 


Bind my affections to the cross ; 
Hallow each thought, let all within 
Be clean, as thou, my Lord, art clean. 


If in this darksome wild J stray, 

Be thou my light, be thou my way ; 
No foes, no violence I fear, 

No harm, while thou, my God, art near. 


When rising floods my soul o’erflow, 
When sinks my heart in waves of woe, 
Jesus, thy timely aid impart, 

And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 


Saviour, where’er thy steps I see, 
Dauntless, untired, I follow thee: 
O let thy hand support me still, 
And lead me to thy holy hill. 


[See Hymns on Repentance.] 


Passion Week and Good Friday. 
HYMN 61. III. 4. 


Isaiah Ixiii, 1-4, 
WHO is this that comes from Edom, 
All his raiment stain’d with blood, 
To the captive speaking freedom, 
Bringing and bestowing good ; 
Glorious in the garb he wears, 
Glorious in the spoil he bears? 


2 "Tis the Saviour, now victorious, 
Travelling onward in his might; 
"Tis the Saviour, O how glorious 
To his people is the sight! 
Satan conquer’d, and the grave, 
Jesus now is strong to save. 


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3 Why that blood his raiment staining ? 
"Tis the blood of many slain ; 
Of his foes there’s none remaining, 
None, the contest to maintain : 
Fal’n they are, no more to rise, 
All their glory prostrate lies. 


4 Mighty Victor! reign for ever, 
Wear the crown so dearly won; 
Never shall thy people, never, 
Cease to sing what thou hast done 
Thou hast fought thy people’s foes ; 
Thou hast heal’d thy people’s woes. 


HYMN 62. L. M. 


WHEN I survey the wondrous cross, 
On which the Prince of Glory died, 
My richest gain I count but loss, 
And pour contempt on all my pride. 


2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 
Save in the cross of Christ my God: 
All the vain things that charm me most, 
I sacrifice them to thy blood. 


3 See! from his head, his hands, his feet, 
Sorrow and love flow mingled down: 
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet? 
Or thorns compose a Saviour’s crown ? 


4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
That were a tribute far too small; 
Love so amazing, so divine, 
Demands my life, my soul, my all. 


HYMN 63. C.M. 
BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind 


Nail’d to the shameful tree ; 
How vast the love that him inclined 
To bleed and die for me! 


2 Hark, how he groans! while nature shakes, 
And earth’s strong pillars bend ; 
The temple’s vail in sunder breaks, 


The solid marbles rend. 
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3 °Tis done! the precious ransom’s paid ; 
“Receive my soul!” he cries ; 
See where he bows his sacred head ! 


He bows his head and dies. 


4 But soon he’ll break death’s envious chain, 
And in full glory shine ; 
O Lamb of God, was ever pain, 
Was ever love like thine! 


HYMN 64. C.M. 


Y Saviour hanging on the tree, 
In agonies and blood, 
Methought once turn’d his eyes on me, 
As near his cross I stood. 


2 Sure, never till my latest breath 
Can I forget that look ; 
It seem’d to charge me with his death, 
Though not a word he spoke. 


3 My conscience felt and own’d the guilt, 
And plunged me in despair ; 
I saw my sins his blood had spilt, 
And help’d to nail him there. 


4 Alas! I knew not what I did; 
But now my tears are vain : 
Where shall my trembling soul be hid ? 
For I the Lord have slain. 


5 A second look he gave, which said, 
“T freely all forgive ; 
This blood is for thy ransom paid, 
I die that thou may’st live.” 


6 Thus, while his death my sin displays 
In all its blackest hue— 
Such is the mystery of grace— 
It seals my pardon too. 


HYMN 65. C.M. 


PROM whence these direful omens round, 
Which heaven ard earth amaze ? 


HYMNS. 


Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground ? 


Why hides the sun his rays? 


2 Well may the earth astonish’d shake, 
And nature sympathize ; 
The sun as darkest night be black: 
Their Maker Jesus, dies! 


3 Behold, fast streaming from the tree, 
His all-atoning blood! 
Is this the Infinite? ’tis He, 
My Saviour and my God! 


4 For me these pangs his soul assail, 
For me this death is borne ; 
My sins gave sharpness to the nail, 
And pointed every thorn. 


5 Let sin no more my soul enslave, 
Break, Lord, its tyrant chain ; 
O save me, whom thou cam’st to save, 
Nor bleed, nor die in vain. 


HYMN 66. L. M. 


St. John xix. 30. 


al Bit finish’d ; so the Saviour cried, 
And meekly bow’d his head and died: 
"Tis finish’d: yes, the work is done, 
The battle fought, the victory won. 


2 °Tis finish’d: all that heaven decreed, 
And all the ancient prophets said, 
Is now fulfil’d, as long design’d, 
In me, the Saviour of mankind. 


3 ’Tis finish’d: Aaron now no more 
Must stain his robes with purple gore: 
The sacred vail is rent in twain, 

And Jewish rites no more remain. 

4 °Tis finish’d: this my dying groan, 
Shall sins of every kind atone: 
Millions shall be redeem’d from death, 
By this, my last expiring breath. 


5 ’Tis finish’d: heaven is reconciled, 
And all the powers of darkness. spoil’d : 


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Peace, love, and happiness, again 
Return and dwell with sinful men. 


6 Tis finish’d: let the joyful sound 
Be heard through all the nations round : 
"Tis finish’d: let the echo fly 
Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky 


HYMN 67. LL.M. 
For the Jews. 
HIGH on the bending willows hung, 


Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string ? 
Still mute remains the sullen tongue, 
And Sion’s song denies to sing ? 


2 Awake! thy loudest raptures raise, 
Let harp and voice unite their strains : 
Thy promised King his sceptre sways ; 
Behold, thy own Messiah reigns. 


3 By foreign streams no longer roam, 
And, weeping, think on Jordan’s flood ; 
In every clime behold a home; 
In every temple see thy God. 


4 No taunting foes the song require ; 
No strangers mock thy captive chain; 

Thy friends provoke the silent lyre, 

And brethren ask the holy strain. 


5 Then why on bending willows hung, 
Israel, still sleeps the tuneful string? 
Why mute remains the sullen tongue, 
And Sion’s song delays to sing? 


Easter. 
HYMN 68. C.M. 


1 Cor. v. 8.—Rom. vi. 9, 10, 11. 
INCE Christ our Passover is slain, 
A sacrifice for all, 
Let all, with thankful hearts, agree 
To keep the festival : 





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2 Not with the leaven, as of old, 
Of sin and malice fed ; 
But with unfeign’d sincerity, 
And truth’s unleaven’d bread. 


3 Christ being raised by power divine, 
And rescued from the grave, 
Shall die no more; death shall on him 
No more dominion have. 


4 For that he died, ’twas for our sins 
He once vouchsafed to die ; 
But that he lives, he lives to God 
For all eternity. 


5 So count yourselves as dead to sin, 
But graciously restored, | 
And made, henceforth, alive to God 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 


HYMN 69. III. 1. 
CHRIST the Lord is risen to-day, 


Sons of men and angels say: 
Raise your joys and triumphs high, 
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply. 


2 Love’s redeeming work is done, 
Fought the fight, the victory won: 
Jesus’ agony is o’er, 

Darkness veils the earth no more. 


3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, 
Christ has burst the gates of hell ; 
Death in vain forbids him rise, 


Christ hath open’d paradise. 


4 Soar we now where Christ hath led, 
Following our exalted Head ; 
Made like him, like him we rise; 
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. 


HYMN 70. L. M. 
Col. iii. 1, 2. 
YE faithful souls who Jesus know, 


If risen indeed with him ye are, 
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Superior to the joys below, 
His resurrection’s power declare : 


2 Your faith by holy tempers prove, 
By actions show your sins forgiven, 
And seek the glorious things above, 
And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 


3 There your exalted Saviour see, 
Seated at God’s right hand again, 
In all his Father’s majesty, 
In everlasting power to reign. 


4 To him continually aspire, 
Contending for your destined place, 
And emulate the angel choi, 
And only live to love and praise. 


HYMN 71. C. M. 
1 Cor. xv. 20, 21, 22.—Col. iii. 1. 


CHRIST from the dead is raised, and made 
The First-Fruits of the tomb ; 
For, as by man came death, by man 
Did resurrection come. 


2 For, as in Adam all mankind 
Did guilt and death derive ; 
So, by the righteousness of Christ, 
Shall all be made alive. 


3 If then ye risen are with Christ, 
Seek only how to get 
The things which are above, where Chrisi 
At God’s right hand is set. 


Ascension. 


HYMN 72. L. M. 
HE dies, the Friend of sinners dies: 


Lo! Salem’s daughters weep around ; 
A solemn darkness veils the skies ; 
A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 


2 Ye saints, approach, the anguish view 
Of him who groans beneath your load 


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He gives his precious life for you, 


For you he sheds his precious blood. 


3 Here’s love and grief beyond degree, 
The Lord of Glory dies for men; 
But lo! what sudden joys we see, 
Jesus, the dead, revives again. 


4 'The rising God forsakes the tomb ; 

Up to his Father’s court he flies ; 

Cherubic legions guard him home, | 
And shout him welcome to the skies. 


5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 

How high our great Deliverer reigns ; 
Sing how he spoil’d the hosts of hell, 
And led the tyrant death in chains. 


6 Say, “ Live for ever, glorious King, 
Born to redeem, instruct, and save !” 
Then ask—‘‘O death, where is thy sting? 
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And where thy victory, O grave? 


HYMN 73. L. M. 
QUR Lord is risen from the dead, 


Our Jesus is gone up on high; 
The powers of hell are captive led, 
Dragg’d to the portals of the sky. 


2 There his triumphal chariot waits, 
And angels chant the solemn lay: 
“ Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, 
Ye everlasting doors, give way.” 


3 Loose all your bars of massy light, 
And wide unfold the radiant scene ; 
He claims those mansions as his right; 


Receive the King of Glory in. 


4 “Who is the King of Glory, who ?” 
The Lord that all his foes o’ercame, 
The world, sin, death, and hell o’erthrew ; 
And Jesus is the conqueror’s name. 


5 Lo! his triumphal chariot waits, 
And angels chant the solemn lay, 


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‘“‘ Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates, 
Ye everlasting doors, give way.” 


6 “Who is the King of Glory, who ?” 


The Lord of boundless power possess’d, 
The King of saints and angels too, 
God over all, for ever bless’d. 


Whit-Sundav. 
HYMN 74. C. M. 
(OME, Holy Ghost, Creator come, 


Inspire these souls of thine ; 
Till every heart which thou hast made, 
Be fill’d with grace divine. 


2 Thou art the Comforter, the gift 
Of God, and fire of love; 
The everlasting spring of joy, 
And unction from above. 


3 Thy gifts are manifold, thou writ’st 
God’s law in each true heart ; 
The promise of the Father, thou 
Dost heavenly speech impart. 


4 Enlighten our dark souls, till they 
Thy sacred love embrace ; 
Assist our minds, by nature frail, 
With thy celestial grace. 


5 Drive far from us the mortal foe, 
And give us peace within ; 
That, by thy guidance blest, we may 
Escape the snares of sin. 


6 Teach us the Father to confess, 
And Son, from death revived, 
And thee, with both, O Holy Ghost, 
Who art from both derived. 


HYMN 75. C.M 
COME, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quickening powers ; 


Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 


HYMNS. 


2 See how we grovel here below, 
Fond of these earthly toys: 
Our souls, how heavily they go, 
To reach eternal joys. 


3 In vain we tune our lifeless songs, 
In vain we strive to rise: 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 


4 Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quickening powers ; 
Come, shed abroad a Saviour’s love, 
And that shall kindle ours 


HYMN 76. C. M. 
Hes come, let every knee be bent, 


All hearts new joy resume ; 
Sing, ye redeem’d, with one consen\, 
“The Comforter is come.” 


2 What greater gift, what greater love, 
Could God on man bestow ? 
Angels for this rejoice above, 
Let man rejoice below. 


3 Hail, blessed Spirit! may each soul 
Thy sacred influence feel ; 

Do thou each sinful thought control, 
And fix our wavering zeal. 


4 Thou to the conscience dost convey 


Those checks which we should know ; 


Thy motions point to us the way ; 
Thou giv’st us strength to go. 
Crinity-Sundap. 


HYMN 77. L.M. 
HOLY, holy, holy Lord, 


Bright in thy deeds and in thy Name, 


For ever be thy Name adored, 
Thy glories let the world proclaim. 


2 O Jesus, Lamb once crucified 
To take our load of sins away, 


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Thine be the hymn that rolls its tide 
Along the realms of upper day. 


3 O Holy Spirit from above, 
In streams of light and glory given, 
Thou source of ecstasy and love, 
Thy praises ring through earth and heaven. 


4 O God Triune, to thee we owe 
Our every thought, our every song; 
And ever may thy praises flow 
From saint and seraph’s burning tongue 


HYMN 78. L. M. 
FATHER of all, whose love profound 


A ransom for our souls hath found, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend; 
To us thy pardoning love extend. 


2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, 
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend ; 
To us thy saving grace extend. 


3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath 
The soul is raised from sin and death, 
Before thy throne we sinners bend ; 
To us thy quickening power extend. 


4 Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son, 
Mysterious Godhead, ‘Three in One! 
Before thy throne we sinners bend ; 
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. 


HYMN 79. II. 4. 


WE give immortal praise 
To God the Father’s love, 
For all our comforts here, 
And all our hopes above: 
He sent his own 
Eternal Son 
To die for sins 
That man had done. 


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2 To God the Son belongs 
Immortal glory too, 

Who saved us by his blood 
From everlasting woe: 
And now he lives, 

And now he reigns, 
And sees the fruit 
Of all his pains. 


3 To God the Spirit, praise 
And endless worship give, 
Whose new-creating power 
Makes the dead sinner live 
His work completes 
The great design, 
And fills the soul 
With joy divine. 


4 Almighty God, to thee 
Be endless honours done ; 
The sacred Persons Three, 
The Godhead only One ; 
Where reason fails 
With all her powers, 
There faith prevails, 
And love adores. 


Sast-Dan. 
HYMN#s0. C..M. 
ALMIGHTY Lord, before thy throne 


Thy mourning people bend : 
"Tis on thy pardoning grace alone, 
Our prostrate hopes depend. 


2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand, 
Thy dreadful power display ; 
Yet mercy spares our guilty land, 
And still we live to pray. 


3 How changed, alas! are truths divine, 
For error, guilt, and shame ; 
What impious numbers, bold in sin, 
Disgrace the Christian name. 


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4 O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, 
Convert us by thy grace ; 
Then shall our hearts obey thy word, 
And see again thy face. 


5 Then, should oppressing foes invade, 
We will not sink in fear; 
Secure of all-sufficient aid, 
When God, our God, is near. 


HYMN 81. II. 8. 


READ Jehovah, God of nations, 
From thy temple in the skies, 

Hear thy people’s supplications, 
Now for their deliverance rise : 


2 Lo! with deep contrition turning, 

Humbly at thy feet we bend ; 
Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning, 

Hear us, spare us, and defend. 


3 Though our sins, our hearts confounding, 
Long and loud for vengeance call, 
Thou hast mercy more abounding, 
Jesus’ blood can cleanse them all. 


4 Let that love veil our transgression, 
Let that blood our guilt efface : 
Save thy people from oppression, 
Save from spoil thy holy place. 


HYMN 82. L. M. 
Prayer and Hope of Victory. 


Now may the God of grace and power 
Attend his people’s humble cry ; 
Defend them in the needful hour, ¢ 

And send deliverance from on high. 


2 In his salvation is our hope ; 
And in the Name of Israel’s God, 
Our troops shall lift their banners up, 
Our navies spread their flags abroad. 


3 Some trust in horses train’d for war, 
And some of chariots make their boasts ; 


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Our surest expectations are 


From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 


4 Then save us, Lord, from slavish fear, 


And let our trust be firm and strong, 


Till thy salvation shall appear, 


And hymns of peace conclude our song. 


Thanksgiving-Dap. 
HYMN 83. 


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PRAISE to God, immortal praise, 


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For the love that crowns our days ; 
Bounteous source of every joy, 
Let thy praise our tongues employ 
All to thee, our God, we owe, 
Source whence all our blessings flow. 


All the blessings of the fields, 

All the stores the garden yields, 
Flocks that whiten all the plain, 
Yellow sheaves of ripen’d grain: 
Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


Clouds that drop their fattening dews, 
Suns that genial warmth diffuse, 

All the plenty summer pours, 
Autumn’s rich o’erflowing stores : 
Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


Peace, prosperity, and health, 

Private bliss and public wealth, 
Knowledge, with its gladdening streams, 
Pure religion’s holier beams : 

Lord, for these our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


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Yet, should rising whirlwinds tear 


From its stem the ripening ear ; 
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Though the sickening flock should fall, 
And the herd desert the stall : 

Still to thee our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


6 Should thine alter’d hand restrain 
The early and the latter rain, 
Blast each opening bud of joy, 
And the rising year destroy: 
Still to thee our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


7 Life and grace, whate’er our woe, 
Still to thee, our God, we owe; 
Though of earthly hopes bereft, 
Yet our hope of heaven is left ; 
And for these our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 


HYMN 84. C.M. 
FOUNTAIN of mercy, God of love, 


How rich thy bounties are: 
The rolling seasons, as they move, 
Proclaim thy constant care. | 


2 When in the bosom of the earth 
The sower hid the grain, 
Thy goodness mark’d its secret birth, 
And sent the early rain. 


3 The spring’s sweet influence, Lord, was thine, 
The plants in beauty grew ; . 
Thou gav’st the summer’s suns to shine, 


The mild refreshing dew. 


4 'These various mercies from above 
Matured the swelling grain ; 
A kindly harvest crowns thy love, 
And plenty fills the plain. 


5 We own and bless thy gracious sway: 
Thy hand all nature hails ; 
Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day. 
Summer nor winter fails. 


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HYMN 85. L. M. 


For Public Mercies and Deliverances. 


SALVATION doth to God belong, 
His power and grace shall be our song ; 
From him alone all mercies flow, 
His arm alone subdues the foe. 


2 Then praise this God, who bows his ear 
Propitious to his people’s prayer ; 
And though deliverance he may stay, 
Yet answers still in his own day. 


3 O may this goodness lead our land, 
Still saved by thine almighty hand, 
The tribute of its love to bring 
To thee, our Saviour and our King: 


4 Till every public temple raise 
A song of triumph to thy praise ; 
And every peaceful, private home, 
To thee a temple shall become. 


5 Still be it our supreme delight 
To walk as in thy glorious sight ; 
Still in thy precepts and thy fear, 
Till life’s last hour, to persevere. 


VII. ORDINANCES AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS. 
Baptism of Infants. 


HYMN 86. III. 3. 


SAVIOUR, who thy flock art feeding, 
. With the shepherd’s kindest care, 
All the feeble gently leading, 
While the lambs thy bosom share ; 


2 Now, these little ones receiving, 
' Fold them in thy gracious arm ; 
There, we know, thy word believing, 
Only there, secure from harm. 


3 Never from thy pasture roving, 
Let them be the Lion’s prey; 


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Let thy tenderness, so loving, 
Keep them all life’s dangerous way * 


4 Then, within thy fold eternal, 
Let them find a resting-place ; 

Feed in pastures ever vernal, 
Drink the rivers of thy grace. 


HYMN 87. S. M. 
(HE gentle Saviour calls 


Our children to his breast; 
He folds them in his gracious arms, 
Himself declares them blest. 


2 “Let them approach,” he cries, 
‘‘Nor scorn their humble claim ; 
The heirs of heaven are such as these, 
For such as these I came.” 


3 Gladly we bring them, Lord, 
Devoting them to thee, 
Imploring that, as we are thine, 
Thine may our offspring be. 


Baptism of Adults. 
HYMN ss. S. M. 


Ephesians vi. 10, 13 


OLDIERS of Christ, arise, 
And put your armour on, 

Strong in the strength which God supplies 
Through his eternal Son. 


2 Strong in the Lord of hosts, 
And in his mighty power, 
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts, 
Is more than conqueror. 


3 Stand then in his great might, 
With all his strength endued ; 
And take, to arm you for the fight, 
The panoply of God. 


4 That having all things done, 
And all your conflicts past, 


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Ye may behold your victory won, 
And stand complete at last. 


Contrmation. 


HYMN s9. L. M. 


O HAPPY day, that stays my choice 
On thee, my Saviour and my God: 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell thy goodness all abroad. 


2 O happy bond, that seals my vows, 

To him who merits all my love; 

Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
While to his sacred throne I move. 


3 "Tis done, the great transaction’s done ; 
Deign, gracious Lord, to make me thine: 
Help me, through grace, to follow on, 
Glad to confess thy voice divine. 


4 Here rest, my oft-divided heart, 
Fix’d on thy God, thy Saviour, rest ; 
Who with the world would grieve to part 
When call’d on angels’ food to feast ? 


5 High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, 
That vow renew’d shall daily hear, 
Tull in life’s latest hour I bow, 
And bless in death a bond so dear. 


HYMN 90. C.M. 


WITNESS, ye men and angels; now 
Before the Lord we speak ; 
To him we make our solemn vow, 
A vow we dare not break : 


2 That, long as life itself shall last, 
Ourselves to Christ we yield; 
Nor from his cause will we depart, 


Or ever quit the field. 


3 We trust not in our native strength, 
But on his grace rely, 
That, with returning wants, the Lord 
Will all our need supply. 


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HYMNS. 


4 Lord, guide our doubtful feet aright, 
And keep us in thy ways; 
And, while we turn our vows to prayers, 
Turn thou our prayers to praise 


HYMN 91. C.M. 
Y OUTH, when devoted to the Lord, 


Is pleasing in his eyes; 
A. flower, though offer’d in the bud, 


Js no vain sacrifice. 


2 "Tis easier far if we begin 
To fear the Lord betimes ; 
For sinners who grow old in sin 
Are harden’d by their crimes. 


3 It saves us from a thousand snares 
To mind religion young ; 
Grace will preserve our following years, 
And make our virtues strong. 


4 To thee, Almighty God, to thee 
Our hearts we now resign : 
"Twill please us to look back and see 
That our whole lives were thine. 


HYMN 92. C. M. 


O IN the morn of life, when youth 
9 With vital ardour glows, 

And shines in all the fairest charms 
That beauty can disclose ; 


2 Deep in thy soul, before its powers 
Are yet by vice enslaved, 
Be thy Creator’s glorious Name 
And character engraved : 


3 Ere yet the shades of sorrow cloud 
The sunshine of thy days ; 
And cares and toils, in endless round, 
Encompass all thy ways ; 


4 Ere yet thy heart the woes of age, 
With vain regret, deplore, 


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And sadly muse on former joys, 
That now return no more. 


5 True wisdom, early sought and gain’d, 
In age will give thee rest: 
O then, improve the morn of life, 
To make its evening blest. 


Che Lord's Supper. 
HYMN 93. C.M. 


Rev. v. 9, 12, 13. 


(SHOU, God, all glory, honour, powe1, 
Axt worthy to receive ; 
Since all things by thy power were made, 
And» by thy bounty live. 


2 And worthy is the Lamb all power, 
Honour, and wealth, to gain, 
Glory and strength; who for our sins 
A sacrifice was slain. 


3 All worthy thou, who hast redeem’d, 
And ransom’d us to God, 
From every nation, every coast, 


By thy most precious blood. 


4 Blessing and honour, glory, power, 
By all in earth and heaven, 

To Him that sits upon the throne, 
And to the Lamb be given. 


HYMN 94. L. M. 


MY God, and is thy table spread, 
And does thy cup with love o’erflow ? 
Thither be all thy children led, 


And let them thy sweet mercies know. 


2 Hail! sacred feast, which Jesus makes, 
Rich banquet of his flesh and blood : 
Thrice happy he who here partakes 
That sacred stream, that heavenly food. 


3 Why are its bounties ail in vain ; 
Before unwilling hearts display’d ? 


192 HYMNS. 


Was not for you the victim slain? 
Are you forbid the children’s bread? 


4 O let thy table honour’d be, 
And furnish’d well with joyful guests : 
And may each soul salvation see, 
That here its holy pledges tastes. 


5 Drawn by thy quickening grace, O Lord, 
In countless numbers let them come ; 
And gather from their Father’s board, 
The bread that lives beyond the tomb. 


6 Nor let thy spreading Gospel rest, 
Till through the world thy truth has run; 
Till with this bread all men be blest, 
Who see the light or feel the sun. 


HYMN 95. C. M. 
AND are we now brought near to God 


Who once at distance stood? 
And, to effect this glorious change, 
Did Jesus shed his blood ? 


“2 O for a song of ardent praise, 
To bear our souls above: 
What should allay our lively hope, 


Or damp our flaming love ? 


3 Then let us join the heavenly choirs, 
To praise our heavenly King: 
O may that love which spread this board, 
Inspire us while we sing: 


4 “Glory to God in highest strains, 
And to the earth be peace ; 
Good-will from heaven to men is come, 
And let it never cease.” 


HYMN 96. L. M. 


Ae Jesus, our exalted Lord, 
That Name in heaven and earth adored, 
Fain would our hearts and voices raise 
A cheerful song of sacred praise. 


HYMNS. 


2 But all the notes which mortals know, 
Are weak, and languishing, and low ; 
Far, far above our humble songs, 
The theme demands immortal tongues. 


3 Yet whilst around his board we meet, 
And worship at his sacred feet, 
O let our warm affections move, 
In glad returns of grateful love. 


4 Yes, Lord, we love, and we adore, 
But long to know and love thee more; 
And, whilst we taste the bread and wine, 
Desire to feed on joys divine. 


5 Let faith our feeble senses aid, 
To see thy wondrous love display’d ; 
Thy broken flesh, thy bleeding veins, 
Thy dreadful agonizing pains. 


6 Let humble, penitential woe, 
With painful, pleasing anguish flow ; 
And thy forgiving love impart 
Life, hope, and joy to every heart. 


Ordination, or Institution of Ministers. 


HYMN 97. L.M. 
St. Matt. x. 


G? forth, ye heralds, in my Name, 
Sweetly the Gospel trumpet sound ; 
The glorious jubilee proclaim, 
Where’er the human race is found. 


2 The joyful news to all impart, 
And teach them where salvation lies; 
With care bind up the broken heart, 
And wipe the tears from weeping eyes 


3 Be wise as serpents, where you go, 
But harmless as the peaceful dove ; 
And let your heaven-taught conduct show 
That ye’re commission’d from above: 


4 Freely from me ye have received, 
Freely, in love, to others give; 
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194 HYMNS. 


Thus shall your doctrines be believed, 
And, by your labours, sinners live. 


HYMN 98. L. M. 


St. Mark xvi. 15, &c., and St. Matt. xxviii. 18, &c. 


4 (5°: preach my gospel,” saith the Lord, 
‘Bid the whole earth my grace receive’ 
Explain to them my sacred word, 
Bid them believe, obey, and live. 


2 “Tll make my great commission known, 
And ye shall prove my Gospel true, 
By all the works that I have done, 
And all the wonders ye shall do. 


3 ‘“*Go, heal the sick, go, raise the dead; 
Go cast out devils in my Name; 
Nor let my prophets be afraid, 
Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme. 


4 “While thus ye follow my commands, 
Pm with you till the world shall end; 
All power is trusted in my hands, 
I can destroy, and can defend.” 


5 He spake, and light shone round his head; 
On a bright cloud to heaven he rode: 
They to the farthest nation spread 
The grace of their ascended God. 


HYMN 99. L. M. 
[SHE Saviour, when to heaven he rose, 


In splendid triumph o’er his foes, 
Scatter’'d his gifts on men below, 
And wide his royal bounties flow. 


2 Hence sprang the Apostle’s honour’d name, 
Sacred beyond heroic fame ; 
Hence dictates the Prophetic sage, 
And hence the Evangelic page, 


3 In lower forms, to bless our eyes, 
Pastors from hence and Teachers rise ; 
Who, though with feebler rays they shine, 
Still mark a long-extended line : 


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4 From Christ their varied gifts derive, 


5 


And,-fed by him, their graces live: 
Whilst, guarded by his potent hand, 
Amidst the rage of hell they stand. 


So shall the bright Succession run 
Through all the courses of the sun; 
Whilst unborn churches, by their care, 
Shall rise and flourish, large and fair. 


Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know, 
The spring whence all these blessings flow ; 


_ Pastors and people shout his praise, 


Through the long round of endless days 


HYMN 100. L. M. 


RAT HER of mercies, bow thine ear, 


2 


Attentive to our earnest prayer ; 
We plead for those who plead for thee, 
Successful pleaders may they be. 


How great their work, how vast their charge ; 
Do thou their anxious souls enlarge : 

Their best acquirements are our gain; 

We share the blessings they obtain. 


Clothe, then, with energy divine, 

Their words, and let those words be thine ; 
To them thy sacred truth reveal, 
Suppress their fear, inflame their zeal. 


Teach them to sow the precious seed, 
Teach them thy chosen flock to feed; 
Teach them immortal souls to gain, 

Souls that will well reward their pain. 


Let thronging multitudes around, 
Hear from their lips the joyful sound; 
In humble strains thy grace implore, 
And feel thy new-creating power. 


Let sinners break their massy chains, 
Distressed souls forget their pains ; 

Let light through distant realms be spread, 
And Sion rear her drooping head. 


196 HYMNS. 


Consecration of a Church. 


HYMN 101. L.M. 


ND wilt thou, O Eternal God, 

On earth establish thine abode ? 
Then look propitious from thy throne, 
And take this temple for thine own. 


2 These walls we to thine honour raise, 
Long may they echo in thy praise; 
And thou, descending, fill the place 
With the rich tokens of thy grace. 


3 Here may the great Redeemer reign, 
With all the graces of his train ; 
While power divine his word attends, 
To conquer foes and cheer his friends. 


4 And in the last decisive day, 
When God the nations shall survey, 
May it before the world appear, 
Thousands were born for glory here. 


Hlissions. 


HYMN 102. L.M. 
JESUS shall reign where’er the sun 


Does his successive journeys run ; 
His kingdom spread from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 


2 To him shall endless prayer be made, 
And praises throng to crown his head ; 
His Name like sweet perfume shall rise 
With every morning sacrifice. 


3 People and realms, of every tongue, 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his Name. 


4 Blessings abound where’er he reigns ; 


The prisoner leaps to burst his chains, ~~ 


The weary find eternal rest, 
And all the sons of want are blest. 


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5 Where he displays his healing power, 


Death and the curse are known no more: 
In him the tribes of Adam boast 
More blessings than their father lost. 


6 Let every creature rise, and bring, 
Peculiar honours to our King: 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the loud Amen. 


HYMN 103. L. M. 


Psalm exvii. 


PROM all that dwell below the skies, 
Let the Creator’s praise arise ; 
Jehovah’s glorious Name be sung 

Through every land, by every tongue. 


2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, 
And truth eternal is thy Word: 
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 


HYMN 104. L. M. 


O SPIRIT of the living God, 
In all thy plenitude of grace, 
Where’er the foot of man hath trod, 
Descend on our apostate race. 


2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love 
To preach the reconciling word ; 
Give power and unction from above, 

Where’er the joyful sound is heard. 


- 3 Be darkness, at thy coming, light ; 
Confusion, order, in thy path ; 

Souls without strength inspire with might ; 
Bid mercy triumph over wrath. 


4 Convert the nations; far and nigh 
The triumphs of the cross record ; 
The Name of Jesus glorify, 
Till every people call him Lord. 
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198 HYMNS. 


HYMN 105. II. 1. 
For Missions to the New Settlements in the United States. 


W HEN, Lord, to this our western land, 
Led by thy providential hand, 
Our wandering fathers came, 
Their ancient homes, their friends in youth, 
Sent forth the heralds of thy truth, 
To keep them in thy Name. 


2 Then, through our solitary coast, 
The desert features soon were lost ; 
Thy temples there arose ; 
Our shores, as culture made them fair, 
Were hallow’d by thy rites, by prayer, 
And blossom’d as the rose. 


3 And O, may we repay this debt 
To regions solitary yet, 
Within our spreading land: 
There, brethren, from our common home, 
Still westward, like our fathers, roam ; 


Still guided by thy hand. 


4 Saviour, we own this debt of love: 
O shed thy Spirit from above, 

To move each Christian breast ; 
Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim, 
And temples rise to fix thy Name, 

Through all our desert west. 


HYMN 106. C.M. 


Isaiah xxxv. 2. 


ON Sion, and on Lebanon, 
On Carmel’s blooming height, 
On Sharon’s fertile plains, once shone 
The glory, pure and bright: 


2 From thence its mild and cheering ray 
Stream’d forth from land to land; 
And empires now behold its day ; 
And still its beams expand. 


3 Its brightest splendours, darting west, 
Our happy shores illume ; 


HYMNS. 


Our farther regions, once unblest,. 
Now like a garden bloom: 


4 But ah, our deserts deep and wild 
See not this heavenly light ; 
No sacred beams, no radiance mild, 


Dispel their dreary night. 


5 Thou, who didst lighten Sion’s hill, 
On Carmel who didst shine, 
Our deserts let thy glory fill, 
Thy excellence divine. 


6 Like Lebanon, in towering pride, 
May all our forests smile ; 
And may our borders blossom wide 
Like Sharon’s fruitful soil. 


HYMN 107. II. 6. 
feROM Greenland’s icy mountains, 


From India’s coral strand, 
Where Afric’s sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand ; 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain, 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error’s chain. 


2 What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s Isle ; 

Though every prospect pleases, 
And only man is vile: 

In vain with lavish kindness 
The gifts of God are strewn ; 

The heathen in his blindness 
Bows down to wood and stone. 


3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted 
With wisdom from on high; 
' Shall we to men benighted 
The lamp of life deny? 
Salvation, oh, salvation, 
The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till each remotest nation 
Has learnt Messiah’s Name. 


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200 HYMNS. 


4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, 
And you, ye waters, roll, 
Till, like a sea of glory, 
It spreads from pole to pole: 
Till o’er our ransom’d nature, 
The Lamb for sinners slain, 
Redeemer, King, Creator, 
In bliss returns to reign. 


HYMN 108. L. M. 
For the Jews. 
PD Sown’dD of heaven, by man oppress’d, 


Outcasts from Sion’s hallow’d ground, 
Wherefore should Israel’s sons, once bless’d, 
Still roam the scorning world around ? 


2 Lord, visit thy forsaken race, 
Back to thy fold the wanderers bring ; 
Teach them to seek thy slighted grace, 
And hail in Christ their promised King. 


3 The veil of darkness rend in twain, 
Which hides their Shiloh’s glorious light ; 
The sever’d olive branch again 
Firm to its parent-stock unite. 


4 Hail, glorious day, expected long ! 
When Jew and Greek one prayer shall pour, 
With eager feet one temple throng, 
With grateful praise one God adore. 


HYMN 109. IV. 1. 


Rev. xv. 3, 4. 


How wondrous and great 
Thy works, God of praise ; 
How just, King of saints, 
And true are thy ways: 
O who shall not fear thee, 
And honour thy Name: 
Thou only art holy, 
Thou only supreme. 


2 To nations long dark 
Thy light shall be shown; 


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Their worship and vows 
Shall come to thy throne : 

Thy truth and thy judgments 
Shall spread all abroad, 

Till earth’s every people 
Confess thee their God. 


Sor Sunday and Charity Schools. 


HYMN 110. II. 4. 
Children and Congregation. 
Children. 


OME let our voices join 

In one glad song of praise ; 
To God, the God of love, 

Our grateful hearts we raise: 


Congregation. 


To God alone your praise belongs ; 
His love demands your earliest songs. 
Children. 


2 Now we are taught to read 
The book of life divine ; 
Where our Redeemer’s love, 

And brightest glories shine: 


Congregation. 


To God alone the praise is due, 
Who sends his word to us and you. 


Children. 


3 Within these hallow’d walls, 
Our wandering feet are brought; 
Where prayer and praise ascend, 
And heavenly truths are taught : 


Congregation. 


To God alone your offerings bring ; 
Here in his church his praises sing. . 


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202 HYMNS. 


Children. 


4 For blessings such as these, 
Our gratitude receive ; 

Lord, here accept our hearts 

"Tis all that we can give: 


Congregation. 


Great God, accept their infai” songs ; 
To thee alone their praise be! mgs. 


Both. 
5 Lord, bid this work of love 


Be crown’d with meet succes”; 
May thousands yet unborn 

This institution bless : 
Thus shall the praise resound te thee, 
Now, and through all eternity. 


HYMN Add. TT. 1. 
(GLORY to the Father give, 


God in whom we move and live; 
Children’s prayers he deigns to hex, 
Children’s songs delight his ear. 


2 Glory to the Son we bring, 
Christ our Prophet, Priest, and kr ¢; 
Children, raise your sweetest strarr 
To the Lamb, for he was slain. 


8 Glory to the Holy Ghost, 
He reclaims the sinner lost; 
Children’s minds may he inspire, 
Touch their tongues with holy fire 


4 Glory in the highest be 
To the blessed Trinity, 
For the Gospel from above, 
For the word that ‘‘ God is love.” 


HYMN 112. C.M. 


W HEN Jesus left his heavenly throne, 
He chose an humble birth ; 


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Like us unhonour’d and unknown, 
He came to dwell on earth: 


2 Like him, may we be found below, 
In wisdom’s paths of peace ; 
Like him, in grace and knowledge grow, 
As years and strength increase. 


3 Sweet were his words and kind his look, 
When mothers round him press’d ; 
Their infants in his arms he took, 
And on his bosom bless’d: 


4 Safe from the world’s alluring harms, 
Beneath his watchful eye, 
O, thus encircled in his arms, 
May we for ever lie. 


HYMN 113. L.M. 


LORD, how delightful ’tis to see 
A whole assembly worship thee : 
At once they sing, at once they pray; 
They hear of heaven, and learn the way. 


2 I have been there, and still would go, 
"Tis like a little heaven below ; 
Not all that earth and sin can say, 
Shall tempt me to forget this day. 


3 O write upon my memory, Lord, 
The text and doctrine of thy word ; 
That I may break thy laws no more, 
But love thee better than before. 


4 With thoughts of Christ and things divine, 
Fill up this sinful heart of mine ; 
That hoping pardon through his blood, 
I may lie down and wake with God. 


HYMN 114. C. M. 
MERCY, descending from above, 


In softest accents pleads ; 
O may each tender bosom move, 
When mercy intercedes. 


204 HYMNS. 


2 Children our kind protection claim, 
And God will well approve, 
When infants learn to lisp his Name, 
And their Creator love. 


3 Delightful work, young souls to win, 
And turn the rising race 
From the deceitful paths of sin, 
To seek their Saviour’s face. 


4 Almighty God, thine influence shed 
To aid this blest design ; 
The honour of thy Name be spread, 
And all the glory thine. 


Charitable Occasions. 


HYMN 115. C.M. 


LEST is the man whose softening heart 
Feels all another’s pain ; 
To whom the supplicating eye 

Is never raised in vain: 


2 Whose breast responds with generous warmth, 


A stranger’s woe to feel; 
Who weeps in pity o’er the wound 
He wants the power to heal. 


3 To gentle offices of love 
His feet are never slow; 


He views, through mercy’s melting eye, 


A brother in a foe. 


4 To him protection shall be shown; 
And mercy, from above, 
Descend on those who thus fulfil 
The Christian law of love. 


HYMN 116. C. M. 
RIcH are the joys which cannot die, 
With God laid up in store; 
Treasures beyond the changing sky, 
Brighter than golden ore. 


2 The seeds which piety and love 
Have scatter’d here below, 


HYMNS. 


In the fair fertile fields above 
To ample harvests grow. 


3 The mite my willing hands can give, 
At Jesus’ feet I lay; 
Grace shall the humble gift receive, 
Abounding grace repay. 


ELYEMN LUZ. TL ats 


[LORD of life, all praise excelling, 
Thou, in glory unconfined, 
Deign’st to make thy humble dwelling 
With the poor of humble mind. 


2 As thy love, through all creation, 
Beams like thy diffusive light ; 
So the high and humble station 
Both are equal in thy sight. 


3 Thus thy care, for all providing, 
Warm’d thy faithful prophet’s tongue ; 
Who, the lot of all deciding, 
To thy chosen Israel sung : 


4 When thy harvest yields thee pleasure, 
Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind ; 
To the poor belongs the treasure 
Of the scatter’d ears behind: 
Chorus. These thy God ordains to bless, 
The widow and the fatherless. 


5 When thine olive-plants increasing 

Pour their plenty o’er thy plain, 
Grateful, thou shalt take the blessing, 

But not search the bough again: 


Chorus. ‘These, &c. 


6 When thy favour’d vintage flowing, 
Gladdens thine autumnal scene, 
Own the bounteous hand bestowing, 

But thy vines the poor shall glean. 


Chorus. These, &c. 


7 Still we read thy word declaring 
Mercy, Lord, thine own decree ; 


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2U6 HYMNS. 


Mercy, every sorrow sharing, | 
Warms the heart resembling thee. 


8 Still the orphan and the stranger, 

Still the widow owns thy care ; 

Screen’d by thee in every danger, 

Heard by thee in every prayer. 
Hallelujah, Amen. 


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To be used at Sea. 


HYMN 118. L.M. 
GOD of the seas, thine awful voice 


Bids all the rolling waves rejoice ; 
And one soft word of thy command 
Can sink them silent on the sand. 


2 The smallest fish that swims the seas, 
Sportful, to thee a tribute pays ; 
And largest monsters of the deep, 
At thy command, or rage or sleep. 


3 Thus is thy glorious power adored 
Among the watery nations, Lord: 
Yet men, who trace the dangerous waves, 
Forget the mighty God who saves. 


HYMN 119. IV. 5. 


** Save, Lord, or we perish.’’? St. Matt. viii. 25. 


WHEN thro’ the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming, 
When o’er the dark wave the red lightning is gleaming, 
Nor hope lends a ray the poor seaman to cherish, 
We fly to our Maker: “Save, Lord, or we perish.” 


2 O Jesus, once rock’d on the breast. of the billow, 
Aroused by the shriek of despair, from thy pillow, 
Now seated in glory, the mariner cherish, 

Who cries in his anguish, ‘‘ Save, Lord, or we perish.” 


3 And O! when the whirlwind of passion is raging, 
When sin in our hearts its wild warfare is waging, 
Then send down thy Spirit thy ransom’d to cherish, 
Rebuke the destroyer; ‘‘Save, Lord, or we perish.” 


HYMNS. 207 


HYMN 120. C.M. 
Which may be used at Sea or on Land. 
LORD, for the just thou dost provide, 


Thou art their sure defence ; 
Eternal Wisdom is their guide, 
Their help, Omnipotence. 


2 Though they thro’ foreign lands should roam, 
And breathe the tainted air 
In burning climates, far from home, 
Yet thou, their God, art there. 


3 Thy goodness sweetens every soil, 
Makes every country please ; 
Thou on the snowy hills dost smile, 
And smooth’st the rugged seas. 


4 When waves on waves, to heaven uprear’d, 
Defied the pilot’s art; 
When terror in each face appear’d, 
And sorrow in each heart ; 


5 'To thee I raised my humble prayer, 
To snatch me from the grave: 
I found thine ear not slow to hear, 
Nor short thine arm to save. 


6 Thou gav’st the word, the winds did cease, 
The storms obey’d thy will, 
The raging sea was hush’d in peace, 
And every wave was still. 


7 For this, my life, in every state, 
A life of praise shall be; 
And death, when death shall be my fate 
Shall join my soul to thee. 


Sor the Sick. 


HYMN 121. L. M 
W HEN dangers, woes, or death are nigh, 


Past mercies teach me where to fly : 
Thine arm, Almighty God, can aid, 
When sickness grieves, and pains invade. 


208 HYMNS. 


2 To all the various helps of art, 
Kindly thy healing power impart ; 
Bethesda’s bath refused to save, 
Unless an angel bless’d the wave. 


3 All med’cines act by thy decree, © 
Receive commission all from thee; 
And not a plant which spreads the plains, 
But teems with health, when heaven ordains. 


4 Clay and Siloam’s pool, we find, 
At heaven’s command restored the blind ; 
And Jordan’s waters hence were seen 
To wash a Syrian leper clean. 


5 But grant me nobler favours still, 
Grant me to know and do thy will; 
Purge my foul soul from every stain, 
And save me from eternal pain. 


6 Can such a wretch for pardon sue? 
My crimes, my crimes arise in view, 
Axrest my trembling tongue in prayer, 


And pour the horrors of despair. 


7 But thou, regard my contrite sighs, 
My tortured breast, my streaming eyes ; 
To me thy boundless love extend, 


My God, my Father, and my Friend. 


8 These lovely names I ne’er could plead, 
Had not thy Son vouchsafed to bleed ; 
His blood procures our fallen race 
Admittance to the throne of grace. 


9 When sin has shot its poison’d dart, 
And conscious guilt corrodes the heart, 
His blood is all-sufficient found 
To draw the shaft and heal the wound. 


10 What arrows pierce so deep as sin? 
What venom gives such pain within? 
Thou great Physician of the soul, 
Rebuke my pangs, and make me whole. 


11 O, if I trust thy sovereign skyll, 
And bow submissive to thy will, 


HYMNS. 


Sickness and death shall both agree 
To bring me, Lord, at last to thee. 


HYMN 122. C. M. 
On Recovery from Sickness. 
W HEN we are raised from deep distress, 


Our God deserves our song ; 
We take the pattern of our praise 
From Hezekiah’s tongue. 


2 The gates of the devouring grave 
Are open’d wide in vain, 
If he that holds the keys of death, 


Command them fast again. 


3 When he but speaks the healing word, 
Then no disease withstands ; 
Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, 
And fly, as he commands. 


4 If half the strings of life should break, 
He can our frame restore, 
And cast our sins behind his back, 
And they are found no more. 


5 To him [ cried, “Thy servant save, 
Thou ever good and just ; 
Thy power can rescue from the grave, 
Thy power is all my trust.” 


6 He heard, and saved my soul from death, 
And dried my falling tears ; 
Now to his praise I'll spend my breath, 
Through my remaining years. 


HYMN 123. L. M. 
On the same. 


MY God, since thou hast raised me up, 

Thee [ll extol with thankful voice ; 
Restored by thine Almighty power, 
With fear before thee [ll rejoice. 


2 With troubles worn, with pain opprest, 


To thee I cried, and thou didst save ; 
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Thou didst support my sinking hopes, 
My life didst rescue from the grave. 


3 Wherefore, ye saints, rejoice with me, 
With me sing praises to the Lord ; 
Call all his goodness to your mind, 
And all his faithfulness record. 


4 His anger is but short: his love, 
Which is our life, hath certain stay ; 
Grief may continue for a night, 
But joy returns with rising day. 


5 Then, what I vow’d in my distress, 

In happier hours I now will give, 

And strive that in my grateful verse, 
His praises may for ever live. 


6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The blest and undivided Three ; 
The One sole giver of all life, 
Glory and praise for ever be. 


Sunerals. 


HYMN 124. C. M. 


HEAR what the voice from heaven declares 
To those in Christ who die: 
Released from all their earthly cares, 
They'll reign with him on high. 


2 Then why lament departed friends, 
Or shake at death’s alarms? 
Death’s but the servant Jesus sends 
To call us to his arms. 


3 If sin be pardon’d, we’re secure, 
Death hath no sting beside ; 
The law gave sin its strength and power; 
But Christ, our ransom, died. 


4 The graves of all his saints he bless’d, 
When in the grave he lay; 
And, rising thence, their hopes he raised 
To everlasting day. 


HYMNS. 


5 Then, joyfully, while life we have, 
To Christ, our life, we’ll sing, 
“Where is thy victory, O grave ? 

And where, O death, thy sting ?” 


HYMN 125. C.M. 


WHEN those we love are snatch’d away 
By death’s resistless hand, 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay 
That friendship must demand. 


2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, 
With awful power imprest ; 
May this dread truth, ‘I too must die,” 
Sink deep in every breast. 


3 Let this vain world allure no more; 
Behold the opening tomb ; 
It bids us use the present hour, 
To-morrow death may come. 


4 The voice of this instructive scene 
May every heart obey ; 
Nor be the faithful warning vain 


Which calls to watch and pray. 


5 O let us to that Saviour fly, 
Whose arm alone can save: 
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, 
And triumph o’er the grave. 


HYMN 126. C.M. 
Death of a Young Person. 


How short the race our friend has run, 
Cut down in all his bloom: 
The course but yesterday begun 
Now finish’d in the tomb. 


2 'Thou joyous youth, hence learn how soon 
Thy years may end their flight: 
Long, long before life’s brilliant noon 
May come death’s gloomy night. 


3 To serve thy God no longer wait, 
To-day his voice regard ; 


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Qi, HYMNS. 


To-morrow, mercy’s open gate 


May be for ever barr’d. 


4 And thus the Lord reveals his grace, 
Thy youthful love to gain: 
The soul that early seeks my face, 
Shall never seek in vain. 


HYMN 127. L. M. 


Death of an Infant. 


S the sweet flower that scents the morn, 
But withers in the rising day ; 
Thus lovely was this infant’s dawn, 


Thus swiftly fled its life away. 


2 It died ere its expanding soul 
Had ever burnt with wrong desires 
Had ever spurn’d at heaven’s control, 
Or ever quench’d its sacred fires. 


3 It died to sin, it died to cares, 
But for a moment felt the rod: 
O mourner, such, the Lord declares, 
Such are the children of our God. 


Vill. INVITATION AND WARNING. 


HYMN 128. III. 1. 
INNERS, turn, why will ye die ? 
God, your Maker, asks you why: 
God, who did your being give, 
Made you with himself to live: 
He the fatal cause demands, 

Asks the works of his own hands; 
Why, ye thankless creatures, why 
Will ye cross his love, and die? 


2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die? 
God, your Saviour, asks you why: 
He, who did your souls retrieve, 
Died himself that ye might live. 
Will you let him die in vain? 
Crucify your Lord again? 


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Why, ye ransom’d sinners, why 
Will ye slight his grace, and die? 


3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die? 
God, the Spirit, asks you why: 
He who all your lives hath strove, 
Woo’d you to embrace his love. 
Will ye not his grace receive? 
Will ye still refuse to live? 

O, ye dying sinners, why, 
Why will ye for ever die? 


HYMN 129. III. 1. 
HASTEN, sinner, to be wise; 


Stay not for the morrow’s sun: 
Wisdom, if you still despise, 
Harder is it to be won. 


2 Hasten, mercy to implore ; 
Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; 
Lest thy season should be o’er, 
Ere this evening’s stage be run. 


3 Hasten, sinner, to return ; 
Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; 
Lest thy lamp should cease to burn, 
Ere salvation’s work is done. 


4 Hasten, sinner, to be blest; 
Stay not for the morrow’s sun ; 
Lest perdition thee arrest, 
Ere the morrow is begun. 


HYMN 130. II. 3. 


PEACE, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan 
Hath taught each scene the note of woe, 
Cease thy complaint, suppress thy groan, 
And let thy tears forget to flow: 
Behold, the precious balm is found, 
To lull thy pain, and heal thy wound 


2 Come, freely come, by sin opprest, 
On Jesus cast thy weighty load ; 
In him thy refuge find, thy rest, 
Safe in the mercy of thy God: 


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Thy God’s thy Saviour, glorious word: 
O hear, believe, and bless the Lard. 


HYMN’ 131. 8. M. 


Rev. xxii. 17-20. 


HE Spirit, in our hearts, 
Is whispering, sinner, Come: 

The Bride, the Church of Christ, proc.aims 
To all his children, Come. 


2 Let him that heareth say 
To all about him, Come: 
Let him that thirsts for righteousness 
To Christ, the fountain, come. 


3 Yes, whosoever will, 
O let him freely come, 
And freely drink the stream of life: 
"Tis Jesus bids him come. 


4 Lo, Jesus, who invites, 
Declares, I quickly come. 
Lord! even so; I wait thy hour: 
Jesus, my Saviour, come. 


HYMN 132. C.M. 


Y E humble souls, approach your God 
With songs of sacred praise ; 
For he is good, supremely good, 
And kind are all his ways. 


2 All nature owns his guardian care, 
In him we live and move; 
But nobler benefits declare 
The wonders of his love. 


3 He gave his Son, his only Son, 
To ransom rebel worms ; 
"Tis here he makes his goodness known 
In its diviner forms. 


4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come, 
"Tis here our hope relies ; 
A safe defence, a peaceful home, 
When storms of trouble rise. 


HYMNS. 
5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, 


The souls who trust in thee; 
Their humble hope thou wilt reward 
With bliss divinely free. 


6 Great God, to thy almighty love, 
What honours shall we raise! 
Not all th’ angelic songs above 
Can render equal praise. 


IX. CHRISTIAN DUTIES AND AFFECTIONS 


raver. 
HYMN 133. C.M. 
APPROACH, my soul, the mercy-seat, 


Where Jesus answers prayer ; 
There humbly fall before his feet, 


For none can perish there. 


2 Thy promise is my only plea, 
With this I venture nigh ; 
Thou callest burden’d souls to thee, 
And such, O Lord, am I. 


3 Bow’d down beneath a load of sin, 
By Satan sorely press’d, 
By war without, and fear within, 
I come to thee for rest. 


4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place ; 
That, shelter’d near thy side, 
I may my fierce accuser face, 


And tell him, ‘Thou hast died.” 


5 Oh, wondrous love, to bleed and die, 
To bear the cross and shame, 
That guilty sinners, such as I, 
Might plead thy gracious Name. 


HYMN 134. C. M. 


PRAYER is the soul’s sincere desire, 
Utter’d or unexpress’d ; 


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The motion of a hidden fire, 
That trembles in the breast. 


2 Prayer is the burden of a sigh, 
The falling of a tear; 

The upward glancing of an eye, 

When none but God is near. 


3 Prayer is the simplest form of speech 
That infant lips can try ; 
Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach 
The Majesty on high, 


4 Prayer is the Christian’s vital breath, 
The Christian’s native air, 
The watch-word at the gates of death; 
He enters heaven with prayer. 


5 Prayer is the contrite sinner’s voice, 
Returning from his ways; 
While angels in their songs rejoice, 


And cry, “ Behold, he prays !” 


6 In prayer, on earth, the saints are one ; 
They’re one in word and mind, | 
When with the Father and the Son 
Sweet fellowship they find. 


7 O Thou, by whom we come to God, 
The Life, the Truth, the Way, 
The path of prayer thyself hast trod ; 
Lord, teach us how to pray. 


Repentance. 


HYMN 135. L. M. 


THOU that hear’st when sinners cry, 
Though all my crimes before thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 
But blot their memory from thy book. 


2 Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse to sin: 
Let thy good Spirit ne’er depart, 
Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 


HYMNS. 


3 I cannot live without thy light, 
Cast out and banish’d from thy sight: 
Thy holy joys, my God, restore, 
And guard me that I fall no more. 


‘t Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord, 
Thy help and comfort still afford ; 
And let a wretch come near thy throne, 
To plead the merits of thy Son. 


5 A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring ; 
The God of grace will ne’er despise 
A broken heart for sacrifice. 


6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, 
And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; 
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 


And save the soul condemn’d to die. 


7 Then will I teach the world thy ways; 
Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace: 
Pll lead them to my Saviour’s blood, 
And they shall praise a pardoning God. 


8 O may thy love inspire my tongue, 
Salvation shall be all my song: 
And all my powers shall join to bless 
The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 


HYMN 136. L.M. 


QGTAY, thou insulted Spirit, stay, 
Though I have done thee such despite ; 
Nor cast the sinner quite away, 
Nor take thine everlasting flight. 


2 Though I have most unfaithful been, 
And long in vain thy grace received ; 
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, 
Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved ; 


3 Yet, oh, the mourning sinner spare, © 
In honour of my great High-priest ; 
Nor in thy righteous anger swear, 
T’ exclude me from thy people’s rest. 
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4 My weary soul, O God, release ; 
Uphold me with thy gracious hand; 

Guide me into thy perfect peace, 
And bring me to the promised land. 


HYMN 137. L. M. 


(HE, that my load of sin were gone, 
Oh, that I could at last submit 
At Jesus’ feet to lay it down, 
To lay my soul at Jesus’ feet! 


2 Rest for my soul I long to find; 
Saviour of all, if mine thou art, 
Give me thy meek and lowly mind, 

And stamp thine image on my heart. 


3 Break off the yoke of inbred sin, 
And fully set my spirit free ; 
I cannot rest, till pure within, 


Till I am wholly lost in thee. 


4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God; 
Thy light and easy burden prove, 
The cross, all stain’d with hallow’d blood, 
The labour of thy dying love. 


5 I would, but thou must give the power, 
My heart from every sin release ; 
Bring near, bring near the joyful hour, 


And fill me with thy perfect peace. 


HYMN 138. C.M. 
Penitential Gratitude. 


RISE, O my soul, the hours review, 
When, awed by guilt and fear, 
To heaven for grace thou durst not sue, 
And found no rescue here. 


2 Thy tears are dried, thy griefs are fled, 
Dispell’d each bitter care ; 
For heaven itself has lent its aid 
To save thee from despair. 


3 Hear, then, O God, thy work fulfil, 
And, from thy mercy’s throne, 


HYMNS. 


Vouchsafe me strength to do thy will, 
And to resist mine own; 


4 So shall my soul each power employ 
Thy mercy to adore ; 
While heaven itself proclaims with joy, 
One pardon’d smner more. 


Faith. 


HYMN 139. III. 3. 
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 


Let me hide myself in thee ; 
Let the water and the blood, 
From thy side, a healing flood, 
Be of sin the double cure, 
Save from wrath, and make me pure. 


2 Should my tears for ever flow, 
Should my zeal no languor know, 
This for sin could not atone, 
Thou must save, and thou alone; 
In my hand no price I bring, 
Simply to thy cross I cling. 

3 While I draw this fleeting breath, 
When mine eyelids close in death, 
When I rise to worlds unknown, 
And behold thee on thy throne, 
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, 

Let me hide myself in thee. 


HYMN 140. L. M. 
pratt is the Christian’s evidence 


Of things unseen by mortal eye ; 
It passes all the bounds of sense, 
And penetrates the inmost sky. 


2 Things absent it can set in view, 
And bring far distant prospects home ; 

Events long pass’d it can renew, 
And long foresee the things to come, 


3 With strong persuasion, from afar 
The heavenly region it surveys, 


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Embraces all the blessings there, 
And here enjoys the promises. 


4 By faith a steady course we steer, 
Through ruffling storms and swelling seas 
O’ercome the world, keep down our fear, 
And still possess. our souls in peace. 


5 By faith we pass the vale of tears 
Safe and serene, though oft distress’d ; 
By faith subdue the king of fears, 
And go rejoicing to our rest. 


TY WEN IAT OA 
Rom. viii. 31-34. 


LET triumphant faith dispel 

The fears of guilt and woe: 
If God be for us, God the Lord, 

Who, who shall be our foe? 


2 He who his only Son gave up 
To death, that we might live, 
Shall he not all things freely grant, 
That boundless love can give? 


3 Who now his people shall accuse ? 
"Tis God hath justified : 
Who now his people shall condemn ? 
The Lamb of God hath died. 


4 And He who died hath risen again, 
Triumphant from the grave: 
At God’s right hand for us he pleads, 


Omnipotent to save. 


HYMN 142. C. M. 
Dead Faith. 


[DELUDED souls, that dream of heaven, 
And make their empty boast 
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, 
While they are slaves to lust. 


2 Vain are our fancies, vain our flights, 


If faith be cold and dead; 


HYMNS. 


None but a living power unites 
To Christ, the living Head. 


3 The faith which new-creates the heart, 
And works by active love, 
Will bid all sinful joys depart, 
And lift the thoughts above. 


4 God from the curse has set us free, 
To make us pure within; 
Nor did he send his Son to be 
The minister of sin. 


HYMN 143. III. 1. 
Christ our Refuge. 


JESUS, Saviour of my soul, 
Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the waves of trouble roll, 
While the tempest still is high: 
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 
Till the storm of life is past ; 
_ Safe into the haven guide ; 
~ QO receive my soul at last. 


2 Other refuge have I none, 

Hangs my helpless soul on thee: 
Leave, ah, leave me not alone, 

Still support and comfort me: 
All my trust on thee is stay’d, 

All my hope from thee I bring ; 
Cover my defenceless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 


HYMN 144. IV. 4. 


OW firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, 
Is laid for your faith im his excellent word ; 
What more can he say than to you he hath said, 
You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled: 


2 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismay’d, 
I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; 
[ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, 
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 
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3 When thro’ the dee} waters I call thee to go, 
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow ; 
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, 
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 


4 When through fiery trials thy pathway shall le, 
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; 
The flame shall not hurt thee, I only design 
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 


5 The soul that to Jesus hath fled for repose, 
I will not, I will not desert to his foes; 
That soul, though all hell shall endeavour to shake, 
Pll never—no, never—no, never forsake. 


Hope. 
HYMN 145. 


RISE, my soul, and stretch thy wings, 
Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise, from transitory things, 
Towards heaven, thy destined place : 
Sun, and moon, and stars decay, 
Time shall soon this earth remove ; 
Rise, my soul, and haste away 
To seats prepared above. 


2 Cease, my soul, O cease to mourn, 
Press onward to the prize; 
Soon thy Saviour will return, 
To take thee to the skies: 
There, is everlasting peace, 
Rest, enduring rest in heaven ; 
There, will sorrow ever cease, 
And crowns of joy be given. 


HYMN 146. II. 1. 
(CS HILDREN of the heavenly King, 


As we journey, let us sing; 
Sing the Saviour’s worthy praise, 
Glorious in his works and ways. 


2 We are travelling home to God, 
In the way the fathers trod ; 


HYMNS. 


They are happy now, and we 
Soon their happiness shall see. 


3 Banish’d once, by sin betray’d, 
Christ our Advocate was made; 
Pardon’d now, no more we roam, 
Christ conducts us to our home. 


4 Lord, obediently we’ll go, 
Gladly leaving all below; 
Only thou our leader be, 
And we still will follow thee. 


HYMN 147. C. M. 


WHEN I can read my title clear 
To mansions in the skies, 
I'll bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 


2 Should earth against my soul engage, 
And fiery darts be hurl’d, 
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage 
And face a frowning world. 


3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, 
Let storms of sorrow fall; 
So I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all: 


4 There, anchor’d safe, my weary soul 
Shall find eternal rest; — 
Nor storms shall beat, nor billows roll 
Across my peaceful breast. 


Sov. 


HYMN 148. C. M. 


OY is a fruit that will not grow 
In nature’s barren soil ; 

All we can boast, till Christ we know 
Is vanity and toil. 


2 A bleeding Saviour, seen by faith, 
A sense of pardoning love, 

A hope that triumphs over death, 
Give joys like those above. 


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3 These are the joys which satisfy © 
‘And purify the mind; 
Which make the spirit mount on high, 
And leave the world behind. 


4 No more, believer, mourn thy lot ; 
O thou who art the Lord’s, 
Resign to those who know him not, 
Such joy as earth affords. 


HYMN 149. S. M. 


(OME, ye that love the Lord, 
And let your joys be known ; 
Join in a song with sweet accord, 
And thus surround the throne. 


2 Let those refuse to sing 
That never knew our God, 
But children of the heavenly King 
May speak their joys abroad 


3 The God of heaven is ours, 
Our Father and our love ; 
His care shall guard life’s fleeting hours, 
Then waft our souls above. 


4 There shall we see his face, 
And never, never sin; 
There, from the rivers of his grace, 
Drink endless pleasures in. 


5 Yes, and before we rise 
To that immortal state, 
The thoughts of such amazing bliss 
Should constant joys create. 


6 Children of grace have found 
Glory begun below: 
Celestial fruits on earthly ground 
From faith and hope may grow. 


7 The hill of Sion yields 
A thousand sacred sweets, 
Before we reach the heavenly fields, 
Or walk the golden streets. 


HYMNS. 


8 Then let our songs abound, 
And every tear be dry; 
We're travelling through Immanuel’s ground, 
To fairer worlds on high. 


Love. 


HYMN 150... UI. 3. 


LORD, with glowing heart I’d praise thee 

For the bliss thy love bestows ; 

For the pardoning grace that saves me, 
And the peace that from it flows: 

Help, O God, my weak endeavour ; 
This dull soul to rapture raise : 

Thou must light the flame, or never 
Can my love be warm’d to praise. 


2 Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee, 

Wretched wanderer, far astray ; 

Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee 
From the paths of death away ; 

Praise, with love’s devoutest feeling, 
Him who saw thy guilt-born fear, 

And, the light of hope revealing, 
Bade the blood-stain’d cross appear. 


2 Lord, this bosom’s ardent feeling 
Vainly would my lips express: 
Low before thy footstool kneeling, 
Deign thy suppliant’s prayer to bless: 
Let thy grace, my soul’s chief treasure, 
Love’s pure flame within me raise; 
And, since words can never measure, 
Let my life show forth thy praise. 


HYMN 151. III. 1. 
LOD, my God, I long to know, 


Oft it causes anxious thought ; 
Do I love thee, Lord, or no? 
Am I thine, or am I not? 


2 Could my heart so hard remain, 
Prayer a task and burden prove, 


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Any duty give me pain, 


If I knew a Saviour’s love? 


3 When I turn mine eyes within, 
O how dark, and vain, and wild! 
Prone to unbelief and sin, 


Can I deem myself thy child? 


4 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, 
Find my sin a grief and thrall. 
Should I grieve for what I feel, 
If I did not love at all? 


5 Could I love thy saints to meet, 
Choose the ways I once abhorr’d, 
Find at times the promise sweet, 


If I did not love thee, Lord? 


6 Saviour, let me love thee more, 
If I love at all, I pray; 
If I have not loved before, 
Help me to begin to-day. 


Praise. 


HYMN 152. 
[SHE God of Abraham praise, 


Who reigns enthroned above ; 
Ancient of everlasting days, 

And God of love; 
Jehovah, Great I AM, 

By earth and heaven confess’d ; 
I bow and bless the sacred Name, 

For ever bless’d. 


2 The God of Abraham praise, 
At whose supreme command 
From earth I rise, and seek the joys 
At his right hand : 
I all on earth forsake, 
Its wisdom, fame, and power ; 
And Him my only portion make, 
: My shield and tower. 


3 He by himself hath sworn, 
I on his oath depend, 


HYMNS. PPM | 


I shall, on angel-wings upborne, © 
To heaven ascend : 

I shall behold his face, 
I shall his power adore, 

And sing the wonders of his grace 
For evermore. 


4 There dwells the Lord, our King, 
The Lord, our righteousness, 
Triumphant o’er the world and sin, 
The Prince of Peace ; 

On Sion’s sacred height 
His kingdom he maintains, 

And, glorious with his saints in light, 
For ever reigns. 


5 The God who reigns on high 
The great archangels sing; 
And, “ Holy, holy, holy,” cry, 
“ Almighty King, 
Who was, and is the same, 
And evermore shall be; 
Jehovah, Father, Great I AM, 


We worship thee.” 


6 The whole triumphant host 
Give thanks to God on high ; 
“Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,” 
They ever cry: 
Hail, Abraham’s God and mine, 
I join the heavenly lays ; 
All might and majesty are thine, 
And endless praise. 


HYMN 153. IV. 8. 


Psalm ec. 


BE joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth, 
O serve him with gladness and fear ; 
Exult in his presence with music and mirth, 
With love and devotion draw near. 


2 For Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone, 
Creator and ruler o’er all; 
And we are his people, his sceptre we own; 
His sheep, and we follow his call. 


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3 O enter his gates with thanksgiving and song, 
Your vows in his temple proclaim ; 
His praise with melodious accordance prolong, 


And bless his adorable Name. 


4 For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good, 
And we are the work of his hand; 
His mercy and truth from eternity stood, 
' And shall to eternity stand. 


HYMN 154. L.M. 
Psalm c. 
BEFORE Jehovah’s awful throne, 


Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create, and he destroy. 


2 His sovereign power, without our aid, 
Made us of clay, and form’d us men; 
And when like wandering sheep we stray’d, 
He brought us to his fold again. 


3 We are his people, we his care, 
_ Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; 
What lasting honours shall we rear, 


Almighty Maker, to thy Name? 


4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, 
High as the heaven our voices raise ; 
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 

Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 


5 Wide as the world is thy command, 
Vast as eternity thy love; 
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. 


HYMN 155. III. 1. 
Songs of Praise. 


ONGS of praise the angels sang ; 
Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
When Jehovah’s work begun, 
When he spake and it was done. 


HYMNS. 


2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, 
When the Prince of Peace was born; 
Songs of praise arose, when he 
Captive led captivity. 


3 Heaven and earth must pass away ; 
Songs of praise shall crown that day: 
God will make new heavens and earth; 
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.» 


4 And shall man alone be dumb, © 
Till that glorious kingdom come ?. 
No; the Church delights to raise 
Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise. 


5 Saints below, with heart and voice, 
Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
Learning here, by faith and love, 
Songs of praise to sing above. 


6 Borne upon their latest breath, 
Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 
Then, amidst eternal joy, 

Songs of praise their powers employ. 


@ontentment. 


HYMN 156. C. M. 
HAT HER, whate’er of earthly bliss 


Thy sovereign will denies, 
Accepted at thy throne, let this, 
My humble prayer, arise : 


2 Give me a calm and thankful: heart, 
From every murmur free ; 
The blessings of thy grace impart, 
And make me live to thee: 


3 Let the sweet hope that thou art mine 
My life and death attend ; 
Thy presence through my journey shine, 
And crown my journey’s end. 


HYMN 157, L. M. 


BE still my heart, these anxious cares 


‘To thee are burdens, thorns, and snares ; 
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They cast dishonour on thy Lord, 
And contradict his gracious word. 


2 Brought safely by his hand thus far, 
Why wilt thou now give place to fear? 
How canst thou want if he provide, 

Or lose thy way with such a guide? 


3 When first before his mercy-seat, 
Thou didst to him thy all commit ; 
He gave thee warrant from that hour, 
To trust his wisdom, love, and power. 


4 Did ever trouble yet befall, 
And he refuse to hear thy call? 
And has he not his promise past, 
That thou shalt overcome at last ? 


5 Though rough and thorny be the road, 
It leads thee home, apace, to God; 
Then count thy present trials small, 
For heaven will make amends for all. 


Sn Affliction. 
HYMN 158. C.M. 


EAR, gracious God, my humble moan, 
To thee I breathe my sighs : 
When will the mournful night be gone ? 
When shall my joys arise ? 


2 Yet though my soul in darkness mourns, 
Thy promise is my stay; 
Here would I rest till light returns, 
Thy presence makes my day. 


3 Come, Lord, and with celestial peace 
Relieve my aching heart ; 
O smile, and bid my sorrows cease, 
And all their gloom depart. 


4 Then shall my drooping spirit rise, 
And bless thy healing rays, 
And change these deep complaining sighs 
For songs of sacred praise. 


HYMNS. 


HYMN 159. II. 3. 
Psalm xiii. 


A®: panting in the sultry beam, 


vn 


2 


The hart desires the cooling stream, 
So to thy presence, Lord, I flee, 
So longs my soul, O God, for thee ; 
Athirst to taste thy living grace, 
And see thy glory, face to face. 


But rising griefs distress my soul, 

And tears on tears successive roll ; 

For many an evil voice is near, 

To chide my woe, and mock my fear ; 
And silent memory weeps alone 

O’er hours of peace and gladness flown. 


For I have walk’d the happy round 

That ’circles Sion’s holy ground, 

And gladly swell’d the choral lays, 

That hymn’d my great Redeemer’s praise, 
What time the hallow’d arches rung 
Responsive to the solemn song. 


Ah, why, by passing clouds opprest, 
Should vexing thoughts distract thy breast ? 
Turn, turn to Him, in every pain, 

Whom suppliants never sought in vain; 
Thy strength, in joy’s ecstatic day, 

Thy hope, when joy has pass’d away. 


HYMN #60. IT. 3. 
A compassionate High-Priest. 


Hebrews iv. 15. 


HEN gathering clouds around I view, 
And days are dark, and friends are few, 
On Him I lean, who, not in vain, 
Experienced every human pain ; 
He feels my griefs, he sees my fears, 
And counts and treasures up my tears. 


If aught should tempt my soul to stray 
From heavenly wisdom’s narrow way, 
To fly the good I would pursue, 


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Or do the il I would not do; 
Still He, who felt temptation’s power, 
Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 


3 When vexing thoughts within me rise, 
And, sore dismay’d, my spirit dies ; 

~ Then He, who once vouchsafed to bear 
The sickening anguish of despair, 
Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, 
The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 


4 When sorrowing o’er some stone I bend, 
Which covers all that was a friend, 
And from his voice, his hand, his smile, 
Divides me for a little while; 
Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed, 
For thou didst weep o’er Lazarus dead. 


5 And, oh, when I have safely past 
Through every conflict but the last, 
Still, still unchanging, watch beside 
My bed of death, for Thou hast died: 
Then point to realms of endless day, 
And wipe the latest tear away. 


HYMN 161. L.M. 
Sanctified Affliction. 


ORD, unafflicted, undismay’d, 

In pleasure’s path how long I stray’d: 
But thou hast made me feel thy rod, 
And turn’d my soul to thee, my God. 


2 What though it pierced my fainting heart, 
I bless thy hand that caused the smart ; 
It taught my tears awhile to flow, 

But saved me from eternal woe. 


3 O, hadst thou left me unchastised, 
Thy precepts I had still despised, 
And still the snare in secret laid 
Had my unwary feet betray’d. 


4 I love thy chastenings, O my God, 
They fix my hopes on thy abode; 
Where, in thy presence fully blest, 


Thy stricken saints for ever rest. 


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Daily Devotion. 


HYMN «162. . I1.y3: 
Daily Dependence. 
W HEN, streaming from the eastern skies, 


The morning light salutes mine eyes, 
O Sun of Righteousness divine, 
On me with beams of mercy shine ; 
Chase the dark clouds of sin away, 
And turn my darkness into day. 


2 When to heaven’s great and glorious King 
My morning sacrifice I bring ; 

And, mourning o’er my guilt and shame, 
Ask mercy, Saviour, in thy Name ; 

My conscience sprinkle with thy blood, 
And be my advocate with God. 


3 As every day thy mercy spares 
Wil bring its trials and its cares, 
O Saviour, till my life shall end, 
Be thou my counsellor and friend : 
Teach me thy precepts, all divine, 
And be thy pure example mine. 


When pain transfixes every part, 

Or languor settles at the heart; 
When on my bed, diseased, oppress’d, 
I turn, and sigh, and long for rest; 
O great Physician, see my grief, 

And grant thy servant sweet relief. 


Should poverty’s destructive blow 

Lay all my worldly comforts low ; 
And neither help nor hope appear, 

My steps to guide, my heart to cheer ; 
Lord, pity and supply my need, 

For thou, on earth, wast poor indeed. 


Should Providence profusely pour 

[ts varied blessings on my store ; 

O keep me from the ills that wait 
On such a seeming prosperous state : 
From hurtful passions set me free, 


And humbly may I walk with thee. 
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7 When each day’s scenes and labours close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 
With pardoning mercy richly blest, 
Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest: 
And, as each morning sun shall rise, 
O lead me onward to the skies. 


8 And, at my life’s last setting sun, 
My conflicts o’er, my labours done, 
Jesus, thy heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed; 
And, from death’s gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face and sing thy praise. 


HYMN 163. L. M. 
“I have set God always before me.” 


Psalm xvi. 9. 


SAVIOUR, when night involves the skies, 
My soul, adoring, turns to thee ; 
Thee, self-abased in mortal guise, 
And wrapt in shades of death for me. 


2 On thee my waking raptures dwell, 
When crimson gleams the east adorn, 
Thee, victor of the grave and hell, 
Thee, source of life’s eternal morn. 


3 When noon her throne in light arrays, 

To thee my soul triumphant springs ; 

Thee, throned in glory’s endless blaze, 
Thee, Lord of lords, and King of kings, 


4 O’er earth, when shades of evening steal, 
To death and thee my thoughts I give; — 
To death, whose power I soon must feel, — 
To thee, with whom I trust to live. 


HYMN 164. L. M. 
Morning Hymn. 


A WAKE, my soul, and with the sun 
Thy daily course of duty run; 
Shake off dull sloth, and early rise 

To pay thy morning sacrifice. 


HYMNS. 


2 Redeem thy mis-spent time that’s past; 
Live this day, as if ’twere thy last ;4 
To improve thy talents take due care ; 
’Gainst the great day thyself prepare. 


3 Let all thy converse be sincere, 
Thy conscience as the noon-day clear ; 
Think how the all-seeing God, thy ways 
And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 


4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, 
And with the angels bear thy part; 
Who all night long unwearied sing, 
“Glory to thee, eternal King.” 


5 I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir ; 
May your devotion me inspire ; 
That I hike you my age may spend, 
Like you may on my God attend. 


6 May I like you im God delight, 
Have all day long my God in sight ; 
Perform like you my Maker’s will: 
Oh, may I never more do ill. 


7 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, 
And hast refresh’d me while I slept: 
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, 
I may of endless life partake. 


8 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; 
Scatter my sins as morning dew; 
Guard my first spring of thought and will, 
And with thyself my spirit fill. 


9 Direct, control, suggest this day, 
All I design, or do, or say, 
That all my powers, with all their might 
In thy sole glory may unite. 


10 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 
Praise him, all creatures here below ; 
Praise him above, angelic host ; 


Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 


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. HYMN 165. L.M. 
Morning. 
ARSE, my soul, with rapture rise, 
And, fill’d with love and fear, adore 
The awful Sovereign of the skies, 
Whose mercy lends me one day more. 


2 And may this day, indulgent Power, 
Not idly pass, nor fruitless be ; 
But may each swiftly-flyng hour 
Still nearer bring my soul to Thee. 


3 But can it be? That Power divine 
Is throned in light’s unbounded blaze, 
And countless worlds and angels join 
To swell the glorious song of praise— 


4 And will He deign to lend an ear, 
When I, poor abject mortal, pray? 
Yes, boundless goodness, He will hear, 
Nor cast the meanest wretch away. 


5 Then let me serve Thee all my days, 

And may my zeal with years increase : 
For pleasant, Lord, are all thy ways, 

And all thy paths are paths of peace. 


HYMN 166. C.M. 
Morning. 
Aue Thee let my first offerings rise, 
Whose sun creates the day, 


Swift as his gladdening influence flies, 
And spotless as his ray. 


2 This day thy favouring hand be nigh, 
So oft vouchsafed before ; 
Still may it lead, protect, supply, 
And I that hand adore. 


3 If bliss thy Providence impart, 
For which, resign’d, I pray, 
Give me to feel a cheerful heart, 
And grateful homage pay. 


HYMNS. 


4 Affliction should thy love intend, 
As vice or folly’s cure, 

Patient, to gain that gracious end, 
May I the means endure. _ 


5 Be this and every future day 
Still wiser than the past ; 
And when I all my life survey, 
May grace sustain at last. 


HYMN 167. II. 1. 
| Morning. 
Now the shades of night are gone; 
Now the morning light is come ; 
Lord, may we be thine to-day; 
Drive the shades of sin away. 


2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, 
Banish doubt and clear our sight ; 
In thy service, Lord, to-day, 

May we labour, watch, and pray. 


3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; 
Save us from our foes around ; 
Going out and coming in, 

Keep us safe from every sin. 


4 When our work of life is past, 
O receive us then at last; 
Night and sin will be no more, 
When we reach the heavenly shore. 


HYMN 168. L.M. 
Evening Hymn. 
(GLORY to thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light: 
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 
Under thine own Almighty wings. 


2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, 
The ills that I this day have done ; 
That with the world, myself, and Thee, 
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 


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3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed; 
‘l'each me to die, that so I may 
‘T'riumphing rise at the last day. 


4 O may my soul on thee repose, 
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close: 
Sleep, that may me more vigorous make 
To serve my God, when I awake. 


5 When in the night I sleepless lie, 
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply : 
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, 3 
No powers of darkness me molest. 


6 O when shall I, in endless day, 
For ever chase dark sleep away, 
And hymns divine with angels sing, 
Glory to thee, eternal King. 


7 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 
Praise him, all creatures here below; 
Praise him above, angelic host ; 

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 


HYMN 169. L. M. 
Evening. 
(GREAT God, to thee my evening song 
With humble gratitude I raise: 
O let thy mercy tune my tongue, 
And fill my heart with lively praise. 


2 My days unclouded as they pass, 
And every onward rolling hour, 
Are monuments of wondrous grace, 

And witness to thy love and power. 


3 And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, 
Too oft regardless of thy love, 
Ungrateful, can from thee depart, 
And from the path of duty rove. 


4 Seal my forgiveness in the blood 


Of Christ, my Lord; his Name alone 
I plead for pardon, gracious God, 
And kind acceptance at thy throne. 


HYMNS. 
5 With hope in him mine eyelids close, 
With sleep refresh my. feeble frame ; 


Safe in thy care may I repose, 
And wake with praises to thy Name. 


HYMN 170. C.M. 
Evening. 
NOW from the altar of our hearts, 
Let flames of love arise ; 
Assist us, Lord, to offer up 
Our evening sacrifice. 


2 Minutes and mercies multiplied 
Have made up all this day; 
Minutes came quick, but mercies were 
More swift, more free than they. 


3 New time, new favours, and new joys, 
Do a new song require ; 

Till we shall praise ‘Thee as we would, 
Accept our hearts’ desire. 


HYMN 171. S.M. 
Evening. 
(HE day is past and gone; 
The evening shades appear : 
O may we all remember well 
The night of death draws near. 


2 We lay our garments by, 
Upon our beds to rest; 

So death shall soon disrobe us all 
Of what is here possest. 


3 Lord, keep us safe this night, 
Secure from all our fears; 
May angels guard us while we sleep, 
Till morning light appears. 


OY MN A722 ERE 
Psalm exli. 2. 
OFTLY now the light of day 
Fades upon my sight away ; 
Free from care, from labour free, 
Lord, I would commune with thee: 


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2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye 
Nought escapes, without, within, 
Pardon each infirmity, 
Open fault, and secret sin. 


3 Soon, for me, the light of day 
Shall for ever pass away ; 
Then, from sin and sorrow free, 
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thee ° 


4 'Thou who, sinless, yet hast known 
All of man’s infirmity ; 
Then, from thine eternal throne, 
Jesus, look with pityimg eye. 


HYMN 173 ..gl Ve2: 
Evening. 
[NSPIRER and hearer of prayer, 
Thou shepherd:and guardian of thine, 
My all to thy covenant care, 
I, sleeping or waking, resign. 


2 If thou art my shield and my sun, 
The night is no darkness to me; 
And, fast, as my minutes roll on, 
They bring me but nearer to thee © 


3 A sovereign protector I have, 
Unseen, yet for-ever at hand; 
Unchangeably faithful to save, . 
Almighty to rule and command. 


4 His smiles and his comforts abound, 
His grace, as the dew, shall descend, 
And walls of salvation surround 


The soul he delights to defend. 


X. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 


HYMN 174. C.M. 
~ Renouncing the World. 
Let worldly minds the world pursue, 


It has no charms for me; 


HYMNS. | Car 


Once I admired its follies too, 
But grace has set me free. 


2 ‘Those follies now no longer please, 
No more delight afford ; 
Far from my heart be joys like these, 
Now I have known the Lord. 


3 As by the light of opening day 
The stars are all conceal’d, 
So earthly pleasures fade away 
When Jesus is reveal’d. 


4 Creatures no more divide my choice, 
I bid them all depart ; 
His Name, and love, and gracious voice 


Shall fix my roving heart. 


5 Now, Lord, I would be thine qjone, 
het wholly live to thee ; 
Yet worthless still myself I own, 


Thy worth is all my plea. 


HYMN 175. L. M. 
Not ashamed of Christ. 
J ESUS, and shall it ever be, 
A mortal man ashamed of thee: 
Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, 
Whose glories shine through endless days ? 


_ 2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far 


Let night disown each radiant star ; 
"Tis midnight with my soul, till he, 
Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee. 


' 8 Ashamed of Jesus! O, as soon 

Let morning blush to own the sun ; 
He sheds the beams of light divine 
O’er this benighted soul of mine. 


4 Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend : 
No; when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his Name. 


5 Ashamed of Jesus! empty pride ; 
I'll boast a Saviour crucified ; 
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And, O, may this my portion be, 
My Saviour not ashamed of me. 


HYMN 176. S. M. 
Prayer for Christian Graces. 
J ESUS, my strength, my hope, 
On thee I cast my care, 
With humble confidence look up, 
And know thou hear’st my prayer: 
Give me on thee to wait, 
Till I can all things do;_ 
On thee, Almighty to create, 
Almighty to renew. 


2 1 want a sober mind, 
A self-renouncing will, 
That tramples down and casts behind 
The baits of pleasing ill: 
A soul inured to pain, 
To hardship, grief, and loss ; 
Ready to take up and sustain 
The consecrated cross. 


3 I want a godly fear, 

A quick, discerning eye, | 
That looks to thee when sin is near, 
And sees the tempter fly ; 

A spirit still prepared, 
And arm’d with jealous care, 
For ever standing on its guard, 
And watching unto prayer. 


4 I want a heart to pray, 
To pray and never cease, 
Never to murmur at thy stay, 
Or wish my sufferings less ; 
This blessing, above all, 
Always to pray I want, 
Out of the deep on thee to call, 
And never, never faint. 


5 I want a true regard, 
A single, steady aim, 
Unmoved by threatening or reward, 
To thee and thy great Name; 





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A jealous, just concern 
For thine immortal praise ; 

A pure desire that all may learn 
And glorify thy grace. 


6 I rest upon thy word, 
The promise is for me ; 
My succour and salvation, Lord, 
Shall surely come from thee ; 
But let me still abide, 
Nor from my hope remove, 
Till thou my patient spirit guide 
Into thy perfect love. 


FY MN. 177. ° ELL. 
Prayer for Guidance. 


({ UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, 
Pilgrim through this barren land ; 
I am weak, but thou art mighty ; 


Hold me with thy powerful hand. 


2 Open now the crystal fountains 
Whence the living waters flow; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar, 
Lead me all my journey through. 


3 Feed me with the heavenly manna 
In this barren wilderness ; 
Be my sword, and shield, and banner; 
Be the Lord my righteousness. 


4 When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
Bid my anxious fears subside; 
Death of death, and hell’s destruction, 
Land me safe on Canaan’s side. 


HYMN 178. L. M. < 
Following the Example of Christ. 

VW HENPER the angry passions rise, 

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, 

To Jesus let us lift our eyes, 

Bright pattern of the Christian life. 
2 O how benevolent and kind, 

How mild, how ready to forgive: 


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Be this the temper of ow: mind, 
And these the rules by which we live. 


3 To do his heavenly Father’s will 
Was his employment and delight; 
Humility and holy zeal 
Shone through his life divinely bright. 


4 Dispensing good where’er he came, 
The labours of his life were love, 
Then, if we bear the Saviour’s name, 
By his example let us move. 


5 But, ah, how blind, how weak we are, 
How frail, how apt to turn aside; 
Lord, we depend upon thy care ; 
We ask thy Spint for our guide. 


6 Thy fair example may we trace, 
To teach us what we ought to be; 
Make us, by thy transforming grace, 
O Saviour, daily more like thee. 


HYMN 179. S. M. 
Duties. 


A CHARGE to keep I have, 
A God to glorify ; 
A never-dying soul to save, 
And fit it for the sky: 


2 From youth to hoary age, 
My calling to fulfil: 
O may it all my powers engage 
To do my Master’s will. 


3 Arm me with jealous care, 
As in thy sight to live, 

And, oh! thy servant, Lord, prepare 
A strict account to give. 


4 Help me to watch and pray, 
And on thyself rely ; 
Assured if I my trust betray, 
I shall for ever die. 


HYMNS. 


HYMN 180. C.M. 


“ Forgetting those things which are behind,” Ge. 
Phil. iti. 13, 14. 


A WAKE, my soul, stretch every nerve, 


And press with vigour on; 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
And an immortal crown. 


2 A cloud of witnesses around . 
Hold thee in full survey ; 

Forget the steps already trod, 

And onward urge thy way. 


3 ’Tis God’s all-animating voice 
That calls thee from on high, 
"Tis his own hand presents the prize 


To thine uplifted eye. 


4 Then wake, my soul, stretch every nerve, 
_ And press with vigour on ; 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
And an immortal crown. 


HYMN 181. C.M. 
Doubting. 
(HE Lord will happiness divine 


On contrite hearts bestow : 
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine 
A contrite heart, or no? 


2 1 hear, but seem to hear in vain, 
Insensible as steel ; 
If aught is felt, ’tis only pain 
To find I cannot feel. 


3 My best desires are faint and few, 
I fain would strive for more ; 
But when I cry, “‘ My strength renew,” 
Seem weaker than before. 


4 I see thy saints with comfort fill’d, 
When in thy house of. prayer ; 
But still in bondage I am held, 


And find no comfort there. 
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5 O make this heart rejoice or ache; 
Decide this doubt for me; 
And if it be not broken, break ; 
And heal it, if it be. 


HYMN 182. C. M. 
Desires after renewed Holiness. 


QOH for a closer walk with God, 
A calm and heavenly frame ; 

A light to shine upon the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 


2 Where is the blessedness I knew, 
When first I saw the Lord? 
Where is the soul-refreshing view 

Of Jesus and his word ? 


3 What peaceful hours I then enjoy’d ; 
How sweet their memory still: 
But now I feel an aching void 
The world can never fill. 


4 Return, O holy Dove, return, 
Sweet messenger of rest ; 
I hate the sins that made thee mourn, 
And drove thee from my breast. 


5 The dearest idol I have known, 
Whate’er that idol be, 
Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
And worship only thee. 


6 So shall my walk be close with God, 
Calm and serene my frame; 
So purer light shall mark the road 
That leads me to the Lamb. 


HYMN 183. III. 1. 
Trials. 


arp my happiness below 
Not to live without the cross; 
But the Saviour’s power to know, 
Sanctifying every loss. 


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2 Trials must and will befall; 
But with humble faith to see 
Love inscribed upon them all— 

This is happiness to me. 


3 Did I meet no trials here, 
No chastisement by the way, 
Might I not with reason fear 
I should be a cast-away? 


4 Trials make the promise sweet ; 
Trials give new life to prayer ; 
Bring me to my Saviour’s feet, 
Lay me low, and keep me there. 


HYMN 184. C.M. 
Habitual Devotion. 
WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power, 


Be my vain wishes still’d: 
And may this consecrated hour 


With better hopes be fill’d. 


2 Thy love the power of thought bestow’d, 
To thee my thoughts would soar : 
Thy mercy o’er my life has flow’d, 
That mercy I adore. 


3 In each event of life, how clear 
Thy ruling hand I see: 
Each blessing to my soul more dear, 
Because conferr’d by thee. 


4 In every joy that crowns my days, 
In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 


5 When gladness wings my favour’d hour, 
Thy love my thoughts shall fill; 
Resign’d, when storms of sorrow lower, 


My soul shall meet thy will. 


6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 
The gathering storm shall see ; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear, 
That heart will rest on thee. 


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HYMN 185. 
Walking with God. 


INCE I’ve known a Saviour’s Name, 
And sin’s strong fetters broke, 
Careful without care I am, 
Nor feel my easy yoke: 
Joyful now my faith to show, 
I find his service my reward, 
All the work I do below 
Is light, for such a Lord. 


2 To the desert or the cell, 

Let others blindly fly, 

In this evil world I dwell, 
Nor fear its enmity ; 

Here I find a house of prayer, 
To which I inwardly retire ; 

Walking unconcern’d in care, 
And unconsumed in fire. 


3 O that all the world might know 
Of living, Lord, to thee, 

Find their heaven begun below, 
And here thy goodness see ; 
Walk in all the works prepared 

By thee to exercise their grace, 
Till they gain their full reward, 
And see thee face to face. 


HYMN 186. L. M. 
Heaven seen by Faith. 


A*® when the weary traveller gains 
The height of some commanding hill, 

His heart revives, if o’er the plains 
He sees his home, though distant still; 


2 So, when the Christian pilgrim views 
By faith his mansion in the skies, 
The sight his fainting strength renews, 
And wings his speed to reach the prize. 


3 The hope of heaven his spirit cheers ; 
No more he grieves for sorrows past ; 


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Nor any future conflict fears, 
So he may safe arrive at last. 


4 O Lord, on thee our hopes we stay, 
To lead us on to thine abode ; 
Assured thy love will far o’erpay 
The hardest labours of the road. 


HYMN ‘1870 TVl"4: 


* T would not live alway.” Job vii. 16. 


iT WOULD not live alway: I ask not to stay 

~ Where storm after storm rises dark o’er the way ; 
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here, 
Are enough for life’s woes, full enough for its cheer. 


2 I would not live alway, thus fetter’d by sin, 
Temptation without, and corruption within : 
E’en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, 
And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 


3 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb, 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom ; 
There, sweet be my rest, till he bid me arise 
To hail him in triumph descending the skies. 


4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God ; 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o’er the bright plains, 
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns : 


5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet ; 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. 


XI. DEATH. 
HYMN 188. C.M. 


Job. xiv. 1, 2-5, 6. 


FEW are thy days, and full of woe, 
O man, of woman born: 
Thy doom is written, ‘‘ Dust thou art, 


To dust thou shalt return.” 
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2 Behold the emblem of thy state 
In flowers that bloom and die; 
Or in the shadow’s fleeting form 
That mocks the gazer’s eye. 


3 Determined are the days that fly 
Successive o’er thy head ; 
The number’d hour is on the wing, 
That lays thee with the dead. 


4 Great God, afflict not, in thy wrath, 
The short allotted span, 
That bounds the few and weary days 
Of pilgrimage to man. 


HYMN 189. C.M. 


HARK ! from the tombs a mournful sound 3 
Mine ears attend the cry; 
Ye living men, come view the ground 
Where you must shortly lie. 


2 Princes, this clay must be your bed, 
In spite of all your towers ; 
The tall, the wise, the reverend head 
Must lie as low as ours. 


3 Great God, is this our certain doom ? 
And are we still secure ? 
Still walking downward to the tomb, 
And yet prepare no more? 


4 Grant us the power of quickening grace 
To raise our souls to thee, 
That we may view thy glorious face 
To all eternity. 


HYMN 190. S.M. 


Job xiv. 11-14. 


[SHE mighty flood that rolls 
Its torrents to the main, 
Can ne’er recall its waters lost 
From that abyss again: 


2 So days, and years, and time, 
Descending down to night, 


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Can thenceforth never more return 
Back to the sphere of light: © 


3 And man, when in the grave, 
Can never quit its gloom, 
Until th’ eternal morn shall wake 
The slumber of the tomb. 


4 O may I find in death 
A hiding-place with God, 
Secure from woe and sin; till call’d 
To share his blest abode. 


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5 Cheer’d by this hope, I wait, 
Through toil, and care, and grief, 
Till my appointed course is run, 
And death shall bring relief. 


HYMN 191. 


Vital spark of heavenly flame, 
Quit, O quit this mortal frame ; 
Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, 

O, the pain, the bliss of dying! 
Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, 
And let me languish into life. 


2 Hark, they whisper, angels say, 
Sister spirit, come away ! 
What is this absorbs me quite ; 
Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 
Drowns my spirit, draws my breath ? 
Tell me, my soul, can this be death? 
3 The world recedes, it disappears : 
Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears 
With sounds seraphic ring: 
Lend, lend your wings; I mount, I fly 
O grave, where is thy victory, 
O death, where is thy sting? 


XII. JUDGMENT. 


HYMN 192. C. M. 


HEN, rising from the bed of death, 
O’erwhelm’d with guilt and fear 


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I see my Maker, face to face; 


O, how shall I appear! 


2 If yet, while pardon may be found, 
And mercy may be sought, 
My heart with inward horror shrinks, 
And trembles at the thought ; 


3 When thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed 
In majesty severe, 
And sit in judgment on my soul, 


O, how shall I appear! 


4 But thou hast told the troubled mind, 
Who does her sins lament, 
That faith in Christ’s atoning blood 
Shall endless woe prevent. 


5 Then never shall my soul despair 
Her pardon to procure, 
Who knows thine only Son has died 
To make that pardon sure. 


HYMN 193. S.M. 


ANP will the Judge descend ? 

And must the dead arise? 

And not a single soul escape 
His all-discerning eyes ? 


2 And from his righteous lips 
Shall this dread sentence sound; 
And through the numerous guilty throng 
Spread black despair around ? 


3 Depart from me, accursed, 
To everlasting flame, 
For rebel angels first prepared, 
Where mercy never came. 


4 How will my heart endure 

The terrors of that day, 
When earth and heaven before his face 

Astonish’d shrink away ? 


5 But, ere the trumpet shakes 
The mansions of the dead, 


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Hark! from the Gospel’s cheering sound, 


What joyful tidings spread. 
6 Ye sinners, seek his grace, 
Whose wrath ye cannot bear ; 
Fly to the shelter of his cross, 
And find salvation there. 


7 So shall that curse remove, 
By which the Saviour bled; 
And the last awful day shall pour 
His blessings on your head. 


HYMN 194. II. 7. 


(GREAT God, what do I see and hear! 
The end of things created : 
The Judge of man I see appear, 
On clouds of glory seated. 
; phe trumpet sounds, the graves restore 
The dead which they contain’d before ; 
Prepare, my soul, to meet him. 


2 'The dead in Christ shall first arise 
At the last trumpet’s sounding, 
Caught up to meet him in the skies, 
With joy ther Lord surrounding : 
No gloomy fears their souls dismay, 
His presence sheds eternal day 
On those prepared to meet him. 


3 But sinners, fill’d with guilty fears, 
Behold his wrath prevailing ; 
For they shall rise, and find their tears 
And sighs are unavailing. 
The day of grace is past and gone ; 
Trembling they stand before the throne, 
All unprepared to meet him. 


4 Great God, what do I see and hear! 
The end of things created : 
The Judge of man I see appear, 
On clouds of glory seated : 
Beneath his cross I view the day 
When heaven and earth shall pass away, 


And thus prepare to meet him. 
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FHYMN 1952. TI: 1. 


St. Luke xiii. 24-27. 


GEEK, my soul, the narrow gate, 
Enter ere it be too late; 
Many ask to enter there 
When too late to offer prayer. 


2 God from mercy’s seat shall rise, 
And for ever bar the skies: 
Then, though sinners cry without, 
He will say, “ I know you not.” 


8 Mournfully will they exclaim ; 
‘“‘ Lord, we have profess’d thy Name ; 
We have ate with thee, and heard 
Heavenly teaching in thy word” 


4 Vain, alas, will be their plea, 
Workers of iniquity ; 
Sad their everlasting lot ; 
Christ will say, “I know you not.” 


XIII. ETERNITY. 
HYMN 196:" 3.) Me 


O WHERE shall rest be found, 
9 Rest for the weary soul: 
"T'were vain the ocean’s depths to sound, 
Or pierce to either pole. 


2 ‘The world can never give 
The bliss for which we sigh: 
"Tis not the whole of life to live, 
Nor all of death to die. 


3 Beyond this vale of tears 
There is a life above, 
Unmeasured by the flight of years ; 
And all that life is love. 


4 There is a death, whose pang 
Outlasts the fleeting breath: 
O, what eternal horrors hang 
Around the second death. 


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5 Lord God of truth and grace, 
Teach us that death to shun, 
Lest we be driven from thy face, 
For evermore undone. 


HYMN 197. C. M. 


2 Cor. iv. 18. 


How long shall earth’s alluring toys 
Detain our hearts and eyes, 
Regardless of immortal joys, 
And strangers to the skies. 


2 These transient scenes will soon decay, 
They fade upon the sight ; 
And quickly will their brightest day 


Be lost in endless night. 


3 Their brightest day, alas, how vain, 
With conscious sighs we own; 
While clouds of sorrow, care, and pain, 
O’ershade the smiling noon. 


4 O, could our thoughts and wishes fly 
Above these gloomy shades, 
To those bright worlds beyond the sky, 


Which sorrow ne’er invades ! 


5 There, joys unseen by mortal eyes, 
Or reason’s feeble ray, 
In ever blooming prospects rise, 
Unconscious of decay. 


6 Lord, send a beam of light divine, 
To guide our upward aim: 
With one reviving touch of thine 
Our languid hearts inflame. 


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Then shall, on faith’s sublimest wing, 
Our ardent wishes rise, 

To those bright scenes where Pisa spring 
Immortal in the skies. 


HYMN 198. C.M. 
C OME, Lord, and warm each languid heart, 


Inspire each lifeless tongue , 


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And let the joys of heaven impart 
Their influence to our song. 


2 Sorrow, and pain, and every care, 
And discord there shall cease ; 
And perfect joy, and love sincere, 
Adorn the realms of peace. 


3 The soul from sin for ever free, 
Shall mourn its power no more; 
But, clothed in spotless purity, 
Redeeming love adore. 


4 There, on a throne (how dazzling bright !) 
Th’ exalted Saviour shines ; 
And beams ineffable delight 
On all the heavenly minds. 


5 There, shall the followers of the Lamb 
Join in immortal songs ; 
And endless honours to his Name 
Employ their tuneful tongues. 


6 Lord, tune our hearts to praise and love, 
Our feeble notes inspire ; 
Till, in thy blissful courts above, 
We join th’ angelic choir. 


HYMN 199. C. M. 
HERE is a land of pure delight, 


Where saints immortal reign ; 
Eternal day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 


2 There, everlasting spring abides, 
And never-fading flowers ; 

Death, like a narrow sea, divides 

This heavenly land from ours. 


3 Bright fields, beyond the swelling flood, 
Stand dress’d in living green ; 
So to the Jews fair Canaan stood, 
While Jordan roll’d between. 


4 But timorous mortals start, and shrink 
To cross the narrow sea: 


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And linger, trembling on the brink, 
And fear to launch away. 


5 Oh, could we make our doubts remove, 
Those gloomy doubts that rise, 
And see the Canaan that we love, 
With faith’s illumined eyes ; 


6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
And view the landscape o’er, 
Not Jordan’s streams nor death’s cold flood. 
Should fright us from the shore. 


HYMN 200. C.M. 
SHOULD nature’s charms, to please the eye, 


In sweet assemblage join, 
All nature’s charms would droop and die, 
Jesus, compared with thine. 


2 Vain were her fairest beams display’d, 
And vain her blooming store ; 
Her brightness languishes to shade, 
Her beauty is no more. 


3 But, ah, how far from mortal sight 
The Lord of glory dwells : 
A veil of interposing night 
His radiant face conceals. 


4 Oh, could my longing spirit rise 
On strong immortal wing, 
And reach thy palace im the skies, 
My Saviour and my King! 


5 There, thousands worship at thy feet, 
And there, divine employ, 
The triumphs of thy love repeat 
In songs of endless joy. 


6 Thy presence beams eternal day 
O’er all the blissful place ; 
Who would not drop this load of clay, 
And die to see thy face? 
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HYMN 2GR Lat T. 


Revelation vii. 9, &c. 


WHO are these in bright array? 
This innumerable throng, 
Round the altar, night and day, 

Tuning their triumphant song ? 
Worthy is the Lamb once slain, 
Blessing, honour, glory, power, 
Wisdom, riches, to obtain ; 
New dominion every hour. 


2 These through fiery trials trod ; 

These from great affliction came ; 

Now before the throne of God, 
Seal’d with his eternal Name: 

Clad in raiment pure and white, 
Victor palms in every hand, 

Through their great Redeemer’s might 
More than conquerors they stand. 


3 Hunger, thirst, disease unknown, 
On immortal fruits they feed ; 
Them the Lamb amidst the throne 
Shall to living fountains lead: 
Joy and gladness banish sighs ; 
Perfect love dispels their fears ; 
And, for ever from their eyes 
God shall wipe away their tears. 


XIV. MISCELLANEOUS 
HYMN 202. C. M. 


Genesis xxviii. 20, 21. 


OD of our fathers, by whose hand 
Thy people still are blest, 

Be with us through our pilgrimage ; 
Conduct us to our rest. 


2 ‘Through each perplexing path of life se 
Our wandering footsteps guide; 
Give us each day our daily bread, 
And raiment fit provide. 


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3 O spread thy sheltering wings around, 
Till all our wanderings cease, 
And, at our Father’s loved abode, 
Our souls arrive in peace. 


4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand 
Our humble prayers implore ; 
And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God, 


And portion evermore. 


HYMN 203. III. 3. 


1 Chronicles xxix. 10-13. 


BLESS’D be thou, the God of Israel, 

Thou, our Father, and our Lord; 
Bless’d thy Majesty for ever, 
Ever be thy Name adored. 


2 Thine, O Lord, are power and greatness, 
Glory, victory, are thine own; 
All is thine in earth and heaven, 
Over all thy boundless throne. 


23 Riches come of thee, and honour; 

Power and might to thee belong; 
Thine it is to make us prosper, 
Only thine to make us strong. 


4 Lord our God, for these, thy bounties, 
Hymns of gratitude we raise ; 
To thy Name, for ever glorious, 
Ever we address our praise. 


HYMN 204. C.M. 


Proverbs iii. 13-17. 


O HAPPY is the man who hears 
9 feligion’s warning voice, 
And who celestial wisdom makes 
His early, only choice. 


2 For she has treasures greater far 
Than east or west unfold ; 
More precious are her bright rewards 
Than gems, or stores of gold. 


3 Her right hand offers to the just 
Immortal, happy days ; 


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Her left, imperishable wealth, 
And heavenly crowns displays. 


4 And, as her holy labours rise, 


So her rewards increase ; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 


HYMN 205. L. M. 


Tsaiah xl. 6-8. 


HE morning flowers display their sweets, 
And gay their silken leaves unfold ; 

As careless of the noon-day heats, 
And fearless of the evening cold. 


2 Nipp’d by the wind’s unkindly blast, 


Parch’d by the sun’s more fervent ray 
The momentary glories waste, 
The short-lived beauties die away. 


3 So blooms the human face divine, 


When youth its pride of beauty shows; 
Fairer than spring the colours shine, 
And sweeter than the opening rose. 


4 But, worn by slowly-rolling years, 


Or broke by sickness in a day, 
The fading glory disappears, 
The short-lived beauties die away. 


5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb, 


With lustre brighter far shall shine ; 
Revive with ever-during bloom, 
Safe from diseases and decline. 


6 Let sickness blast, and death devour, 


If heaven shall recompense our pains ; 
Perish the grass, and fade the flower, 


If firm the Word of God remains. 


HYMN 206. C.M. 
Isaiah xl. 27-31. 
WHY mournest thou, my anxious soul, 
Despairing of relief, 
As if the Lord o’erlook’d thy cares, 
Or pitied not thy grief? 


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2 Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, 
That firm remains on high, 
The everlasting throne of Him 
Who made the earth and sky? 


3 Art thou afraid his power will fail 
In sorrow’s evil day? 
Can the Creator’s mighty arm 
Grow weary or decay? 


4 Supreme in wisdom as in power 
The Rock of Ages stands ; 
Thou canst not search his mind, nor trace 


The working of his hands. 


5 He.gives the conquest to the weak, 
Supports the fainting heart ; 
And courage in the evil hour 
His heavenly aids impart. 


6 Mere human energy shall faint, 
And youthful vigour cease ; 
But those who wait upon the Lord, 
In strength shall still increase. 


7 They, with unwearied step, shall tread 
The path of life divine ; 
With growing ardour onward move, 
With growing brightness shine. 


8 On eagles’ wings they mount, they soar 
On wings of faith and love; 
Till, past the sphere of earth and sin, 
They rise to heaven above. 


HYMN 207. C.M. 


Isaiah lvii. 15. 


([SHUS speaks the High and Lofty One: 
My throne is fix’d on high; 
There, through eternity, I hear 
The praises of the sky: 


2 Yet, looking down, I visit oft 
The humble, hallow’d cell ; 
And, with the penitent who mourn, 
"Tis my delight to dwell. 


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3 My presence heals the wounded heart, 
The sad in spirit cheers ; 
My presence, from the bed of dust, 
The contrite sinner rears. 


4 I dwell with all my humble saints 
While they on earth remain; 
And they, exalted, dwell with me, 
With me for ever reign. 


HYMN 208. I. 1. 


Habakkuk iii. 17-19. 


ALTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny, 
The budding fig-tree droop and die, 
No oil the olive yield; 
Yet will I trust me in my God, 
Yea, bend rejoicing to his rod, 


And by his grace be heal’d. 


2 Though fields, in verdure once array’d, 
By whirlwinds desolate be laid, 
Or parch’d by scorching beam ; 
Still in the Lord shall be my trust, 
My joy; for, though his frown is just, 
His mercy is supreme. 


3 Though from the fold the flock decay, 
Though herds lie famish’d o’er the lea 
And round the empty stall ; 
My soul above the wreck shall rise, 
Its better joys are in the skies; 
There God is all in all. 


4 In God my strength, howe’er distrest, 
I yet will hope, and calmly rest, 
Nay, triumph in his love : 
My lingering soul, my tardy feet, 
Free as the hind he makes, and fleet, 
To speed my course above. 


HYMN 209. C. M. 


St. John xiv. 6. 


(HOU art the Way, to thee alone 


From sin and death we flee; 


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And he who would the Father seek, 
Must seek him, Lord, by thee. 


2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone 
True wisdom can impart; 
Thou only canst inform the mind 


And purify the heart. 


3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb 
Proclaims thy conquering arm, 
And those who put their trust in thee 
Nor death nor hell shall harm. 


4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life; 
Grant us that way to know, 
That truth to keep, that life to win, 
Whose joys eternal flow. 


HYMN 210. S.M. 
Philippians ii. 12, 13. 
EIRS of unending life, 
While yet we sojourn here, 
O let us our salvation work 


With trembling and with fear. 


2 God will support our hearts 
With might before unknown ; 
The work to be perform’d is ours, 
The strength is all his own. 


3 ’Tis he that works to will, 
"Tis he that works to do; 
His is the power by which we act, 
His be the glory too! 


EY MEN STIS Te. 


Ephesians v. 14-17. 


SINNER, rouse thee from thy sleep, 
Wake, and o’er thy folly weep; 
Raise thy spirit dark and dead, 
Jesus waits his light to shed. 


2 Wake from sleep, arise from death, 
See the bright and living path: 


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Watchful tread that path; be wise, 
Leave thy folly, seek the skies. 


3 Leave thy folly, cease from crime, 
From this hour redeem thy time ; 
Life secure without delay, 

Evil is the mortal day. 


4 Be not blind and foolish still ; 
Call’d of Jesus, learn his will: 
Jesus calls from death and night, 
Jesus waits to shed his light. 


HYMN 212. C.M. 


Hebrews xii. 1, 2. 


O! what a cloud of witnesses 
Encompass us around ; 

Men once like us with suffering tried, 
But now with glory crown’d. 


2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired, 
Strive in the Christian race ; 
And, freed from every weight of sin, 
Their holy footsteps trace. 


3 Behold a witness nobler still, 

Who trod affliction’s path, 
Jesus, the author, finisher, 
Rewarder of our faith: 


4 He, for the joy before him set, 
And moved by pitying love, 
Endured the cross, despised the shame, 
And now he reigns above. 


5 Thither, forgetting things behind, 
Press we, to God’s right hand; _ 
There, with the Saviour and his saints, 
Triumphantly to stand. 


GLORIA PATRI. 


N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the Psalms and Hymns, refer to a 
division of the Metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four Classes, 
marked—lI., II., ITI., IV. 


Cxass I. includes Common, Long, and Short metres, marked C. M., L. M., 


Cuass II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked II. 1, II. 
2, II. 3, II. 4, &c., which may be named eWay one; Two, two; Ta 
Ghrea: Ke. 


Cuass III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked III. 1, 
III. 2, Iil. 3, &c., which may be named Three, one; Three, two, &c. 


Crass IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in num- 
ber, marked IV. 1, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named Four, one; 
Four, two, &c. ; 


CLASS I. 


C. M. 


Ane Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
The God whom we adore, 
Be glory, as it was, is now, 
And shall be evermore. 


L. M. 


To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

The God whom earth and heaven adore, 
Be glory, as it was of old, 

Is now, and shall be evermore. 


Ss. M. 


» To God the Father, Son, 
And Spirit, glory be, 
As ’twas, and is, and shall be so 


To all eternity. 
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CLASS II. 
LE By 


Aue Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
The God whom heaven’s triumphant host, 
And saints on earth adore, 
Be glory as in ages past, 
As now it is, and so shall last 
When time shall be no more. 


Li 
To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 


The God whom heaven’s triumphant host, 
And suffering saints on earth adore ; 
Be glory as in ages past, 
As now it is, and so shall last 
When time itself shall be no more. 


IT. 3. 


To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be glory in the highest given, 

By all in earth, and all in heaven, 
As was through ages heretofore, 

Is now, and shall be evermore. 


Lira: 


To God the Father, Son, 
And Spirit, ever bless’d, 
Eternal Three in One, 
All worship be address’d, 
As heretofore 
It was, is now, 
And shall be so 


For evermore. 


If. 5: 


To God the Father, and to God the Son, 
To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One, 

Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven, 
As was, and is, and ever shall be given. 


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Il. 6. 


ETERNAL praise be given, 
And songs of highest worth, 
By all the hosts of heaven, 
And all the saints on earth, 
To God, supreme confess’d, 
To Christ, his only Son, 
And to the Spirit bless’d, 
Eternal Three in One. 


LL aii% 
To Father, Son, and Spirit bless’d, 


Supreme o’er earth and heaven, 
Eternal Three in One confess’d, 
Be highest glory given, 
As was through ages heretofore, 
Is now, and shall be evermore, 
By all in earth and heaven. 


eis; 


By all on earth and all in heaven 
Be everlasting glory given, 

To God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit ; equal Three 
In undivided Unity, 

Ere time had yet its course begun : 
As was, and is, be highest praise, 


As still shall be through endless days. 


CLASS III. 


Ta. ah: 
HOLY Father, holy Son, 
Holy Spirit, Three in One! 
Glory, as of old, to thee, 
Now, and evermore shall be! 


Lh: 


Praise the Name of God most high, 
Praise him all below the sky, 

Praise him all ye heavenly host, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; 


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As through countless ages past, 
Evermore his praise shall last. 


Ih 3, 


Praise the Father, earth and heaven, 
Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, 
As it was, and is, be given 


Glory through eternal days. 


Ill. 4. 


To the Father, throned in heaven, 
To the Saviour, Christ, his Son, 

To the Spirit, praise be given, 
Everlasting Three in One: 

As of old, the Trinity 

Still is worshipp’d, still shall be. 


Ill. 5. 


Great Jehovah! we adore thee, 
God the Father, God the Son, 
God the Spirit, join’d in glory 
On the same eternal throne: 
Endless praises 


To Jehovah, Three in One. 


CLASS IV. 


pa 


BY angels in heaven 
Of every degree, 
And saints upon earth, 
All praise be address’d ; 
To God in Three Persons, 
One God ever bless’d, 
As it has been, now is, 
And ever shall be. 


LV, 12. 
Aut praise to the Father, the Son, 
And Spirit, thrice holy and bless’d, 
Th’ eternal, supreme Three in One, 
Was, is, and shall still be address’d. 


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IV. 3. 


Aut praise to the Father, all praise to the Son, 
All praise to the Spirit, thrice bless’d, 

The holy, eternal, supreme Three in One, 
Was, is, and shall still be address’d. 


IV. 4. 


O Farner Almighty, to thee be address’d, 

With Christ and the Spirit, one God ever bless’d, 
All glory and worship from earth and from heaven, 
As was, and is now, and shall ever be given. 


TVet a: 


Aut glory and praise to the Father be given, 

The Son, and the Spirit, from earth and from heaven; 
As was, and is now, be supreme adoration, 

And ever shall be, to the God of salvation. 


For Hymns 145 and 185. 


Aue the Father, to the Son, 
And Spirit ever bless’d, 
Everlasting Three in One, 
All worship be address’d: 
Praise from all above, below, 
As throughout the ages past, 
Now is given, and shall be so 
While endless ages last. 


When used to Hymn 185, in line 6, read, 
As was throughout the ages past. 


OME, let us adore Him; come, bow at his feet; 
O give Him the glory, the praise that is meet ; 
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, 
And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 
I Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of Divine Service, a 


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PIAS GMHOMMB ETT HAVO: bo. 58k ee came pets oe cate < orotic 244 
Pee Bae erleyr math. WM. Soe le a cee cca c ceces cele dubecevs 144 
me wenat LOUSY? daliPCTS TISC 26. < . je oto: w sure gibe 2b stew opiate ciahers 170 
Ajl-slorious God, what hymns of praise ..... Fei ssieeccices sande 145 
Alaiehty Father, bless the. word « .. % weis <jcieiseiein whl 0 olsie,waetelern 159 
Almighty Lord, before thy throne ....... oe tieigrew ee since dewneens 183 
Meee. the vine its frit deny. 3. + partes! <:eeiafeia ele ae afp-Wisie, of binge 8 262 
And are we now brought near to’God .......cccceccccecsccccee 192 
Serer, &)- OF6TNAl CLOW. heise be ects). <ibiv.ate «'s. biwin'eseidgsratit <faletenndie.« 196 
Cerise MUO. COSCOND iis cas 0 os ¢.5 ie en's os nine adda d's oie 252 
SUG 1X ews 2 WOLK, 15 CONG, « vie’: leant, ots jalan ary ! again Oie Maneabalt nse 156 
mpproagh, my soul, the MerCy-Seat. .0s))edee-nels dieice os dedins wialale’s 215 
seesee ue soul; With Tapture: TIsd, -ssor0ithe wis's so > fe 4 vn orale Riwcetets 236 
eae parmng in the sultry beams’ ..-5 vee <n s'ne LM dina ore mess & 231 
As, when: th@iweary traveller Pais s. 8)... deco cee cle eelnis see's 248 
PO er the past TOY MEMOLY: Strays. « oles tarile de sie s widlulalelenew «as 166 
Amine sweet. iiower that scentsthe Mor... fae. ....ccaccee cscs 212 
vaomes hy SOU, and witht thevsay -:: 5. cece. os wee eae eters a 234 
mwake, Wy soul, stretch Overy NCTVO). 6c... cone aces sees 245 
MENS BANS AWARO Goss actee ets tees ccvrccse ace enya s De 
PeroreJenovah saneial throne, 2%. os. 05 < oor arele leva bis eleu eas RMS 228 
Somer. vere soul, tuorexalted Say igs sus iets v\acdinjs bie we vite, Wereahe oa 138 
Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth ...........0ceeeecees 227 
Deretitipetay Beart, these anxious CareSewpis silo cere s oe sed wialeslealns « 229 
Pees d bos, ae God of Israel. «i013 s-0% wee er isle wis ane) 0 OOS eel 259 
Blest.is the man whose softening heart ..........00cccecceceees 204 
Sse stm? Chat DINdSs 9.0 3. 2 5 Me es eo eat eisles sald oie ilelgiee 162 
Behold the Saviour of mankind.......... ara aid wie que le baka a 173 
Comrcterromine Neaveniy Kane. oe ie wees weve «igre sees 222 
(jurisi.iram tae-aead is raised, and Made oc...) eee e ae he ceee« 178 
a emeeeie ord ta taser t0-Gay’ ois. ne. os aels » care hee ee cola see 177 
Came taoly Ghost teator COM, . snes Meee ees baes 180 
Come, Hoty Sujit tleavenly, Dove”... os mite oo ne cen coe wine 180 
DEW Tet OUT VICORIOUL «ec cae ark ss cues EMC c ot ne end one bivie 201 
Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart .........ceecccecveee 255 
Gamie, ye'that love’the Lord’... . 2. os. si. es ot oiele's «aie, e's ee 0 aie oie 224 
Meludedssouls; thatedream of heaven 23.5526 63.00.55. aeons es 220 
Disown’d:of heaven, by;man oppress’d .......-..02ccccevsccocs 200 
PPPOaa S OIMIVth ss EPUIBLIONS «= 2). es ke as Seles oe Oe yee ale te 184 


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Pmrernal Source Ofevery fOY. = 0. «eins ccc s aigieeis.cs ne does + Meaginin 3 SEA 
Paith is.the Christian’s evidence: . 2.2%. +. isbn ©.» 6s «ei 219 
Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone .........ccessssescce 157 
Mather of mercies! —in thy word ..... << ae0 +s tg <gis co oe 136 
Father of all; whose love profound). sj... isk). . ot «meh aia ee 182 
Father of taercies, bow thine ear... 2.5. ss. sct's see Pane 195 
Kathemsto. thee my, soul Tif ..% » ois temic 0.0 sens » cseliieeen: saee 149 
Hatter, whateer of earthly bliss®. .... a si.0-><g0 ss s.0 einen 229 
Fevwvare thy days, and fullof woe .... 3... »% a0. .-: se ae ee ee 249 
Fountain of, mexay, God of love)... .. css s+ <Beciads «io diet ene 186 
From all that dwell below the skies ........0.ccecceescen toca 197 
mromArreeniand ’s icymountains .... ..< +» +» gelcctse peek meee 199 
rom ‘whence these direful omens round ..6 - . «05 sameness arn 174 
Glory-to thet, my Godgthis-night: : 0255 O04 PIPES ee 237 
GHory*to the Hatherigive «ia: s 200"... SAY i ee 202 
God moves 4n-a mysterious way i. 662.2005 000.0. oe ee. te 143 
God of-the: seas, thine awful Voice 1.02.66 ces ec eee cece ce we cee 206 
God of-our fathers, by whose hands 22... 00000.'.0. 08. RC Ene 258 
(Go .forth; ye heralds,-in:my name... 2. DAS ALU a ec. oe ee 193 
“Go, preach my«Gospel,” saith the Lord: . 2.60.00 0.5. oT 194 
Grace. /tis @tharming sound: : : 435.077. STOR PO A 150 
Great first .of beings:!- mighty: Lords: ..0'i00 £. ge, VERA, Ge 136 
Great -God;:this. sacred day-of thine-. Veo 20 500. 00. Re UT, ae 156 
Great God, to. thee my evening SONG .... 2... . cc cece ewe be eee «1°38 
Great God, what dol see.and. hedr. « «secs. Ss oe tee 253 
Great God, with wonder and with praise............e cece eeeeee 135 
Guide-me;-O-thou great Jehovah: ..0.0.0. S000. Sa a, 243 
Hail! thoslong-expected Jests. .... ssiesics sins, bine > sine eee ee 160 
tiail to the sond’s Anointed +... saswradiomusic> sehen ann 168 
Hark! fromthe tombs’a. mournful sound <>... .iu¢ hee « niptieene ae 250 
Tdark ! the glad sound, the Saviour Comes « ..-. Fess ccs odes sins 160 
Hark! the- herald angels-sing. «0.6 se. 0 Uk ss. ER Se ee ie 162 
Hasten, sinner, -to- be -wisé +s Bow ae. t.. . S. aie  ae ee 213 
Hear, gracious God, my hunrble "moana. J... 60. a eee eee 230 
Hear what the voice from heaven declares ........4,. -.dese@es> 0210 
He dies, the Friend of sinners dies «... 2...) 0. 7.5 ade OE 178 
He’s. come, let every knee be-bent..........5. 000. ae Sages. 181 
Heirs of unending lifes «6.0.66 e ese c cee cease Ne a so 20. 
High on the bending willows hung..............eeseeeees east 176 
How beauteous are their feet..”... sw. .... owe nine «elas 2 166 
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord .........-....+.0-. 221 
How long shall earth’s alluring toys . ... .-, ayeicc co «+ « scl soni 255 
How helpless guilty nature lies......... Oia sip o.e 6's > «0 eee - 148 
How oft, alas! this wretched heart .......... ies BRE RP Wyn Fi1 
How short the race our*friend has run... 2 2.4, s seis «sit os 6 ese BOLI 
Tow wondrous and Preaes . oo. «5 0iiteidie no cose eins e sue a eee 20€ 
ilevethy kingdom; ‘ord }s0> eo: so: enone: Se ee 15] 
Tneloud exalted Atraing ssa. <i * . © +00 »3.0 o«. sae es (ee 15% 
Inspirer and hearer Of Prayer » «005+.» 9.000 019 6 ornie'e opel sigue ims 246 


T would not live alway; [ ask not to stay ...,--seeeeeeesgeeeeee 28 


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Jesus, and shall it ever be..... ees ON Lc Saeed lihibae eat MOUs 241 
Jesus, my strength, my hope.......seseeceees hs WaT elas The 242 
ee SA VIN OL Hip SOL. Ss ood 5 oe Met PE a ela 221 
Jerie simereian WHETS’ED Th6-SUN S46 eww siss okies elece Ce euiplee bela 196 
emia cult Chat Will apt Prow.. Poms. APS Oe Re eco Me Mae 223 
Deerave. arise, let Garth APPeal «o.oo: 00k 00 iste s 5G 0.5 sinleie mse one 137 
ieeroworidy roinds the World pursue 5. o.oo ones aes vic ciate s mie. 240 
PUM A WESTAM COVE 250s 39 oe oc osteo. 5 a 000 0,9 9.0,» 0 Mb hare sala 150 
Here dismiss Ds: with thy blessing c.s «die oo 0 oae.0 000 sielnelecse no's 159 
Pen OMe jUSe thOU) dOSt- PrOVICE |. 04 oles 25.0 0 c.csiqn ss sph alee 207 
Se GME CUO NITGL “TS: tO. SOC 6,4 016 sin aG ote Minn 0-0 selina mane 6 0s Sips 203 
Lord, my God, FE long to know... 22+ cnseccesnseenesesss Pf RPE 225 
Meron die, Allpraise OXCeLINT. . .6< . oc MMe «sa ye o.n.0 beeps, oyns & 0-94, 0 aim 205 
ME MRIIOCU- WHOISINAY. Gis ss + + » es + = op0lkss ps sidisin aa hiv maleic «oe 232 
Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise thee.......+.sseeeensseeees 225 
De ids aecloud Of WItNeESSeS . 4... 26. e105 > Gmeips + =l6ins Ti loos ais 264 
meter, cescending from: above » *... 2.4% Wes PA ee wale 203 
fey rods and is thy table-spread:.... Wenig POO OO Le. OS 191 
Rey CORK POTONE ME-NOT+tO- be rinn nth ern geile pe cielns Hels Spleens 170 
Rewe-od, since thou-hast. raised:me. up...) . 6. 2+ «acdsee cinder e's 209 
Di meerteeee BOUL, TOY EVEL PIAlsivis <0 es a 00 6 2 a's so MGM a 8 ahiw ales 147 
Meopeminmaves with rapture SEC ins. 60+ ss 0.0. 5000 lament oda s 158 
Pipeoamanr mano OF the tree «i s,6.0 aie mn me > « «0m. otal) a4 xs 174 
Not tome terrors: of:the Lord:.:. sven. Ho 0G oso o's I We 152 
Wow from, the altar-of ourshearts..:..sr:. os... oy elena ss ols s 239 
Now may the God of grace and power .............6- ae 184 
Now the shades of night are gone ....... GAOT SS OE SS a 237 
(Vermountain-tops she mount Of God. sts cce «0:00 am cjerw eteetiajeis, w+ «Ke 168 
emvey amy, that Stays MY GNOICE .... » sear & obs, shan > dee Kets «cil » 189 
iemappy As the matey ho- hears ag. os 15.8% 0.5 «0,0 /n0b mala ple augssis.a at 259 
Pee eiGsek Walle wl LPC O «css acs s + Bs 0's eed eiccels vine bod ga celewns 246 
ME OMEMIE s IORUMIMEI OL. sna "ss sin, 2/0 oc) wien vfsysints la 21S < ain, Stem 9 9.* p05 2,8 18] 
O, in the morn of life, when youth.......... GMMR ithe ackoahe tha ke as 190 
Ch Pee rien page falthl dispel Baca. « ebtete «cc de tise ope gittnns ) Sim 220 
TED LiCUAOIN £0 6. 6 88 an ein 0 vaecaln 6 0% 4, 0\0 dnote eles’ » 198 
Osepiuiaimme living God ....... sb eneese RE 197 
Sip METOAG. OF SIN WETE PONE . oie coins snc caiensesasesie veces 218 
O thou Gt Bear'st Wuncny SINTOTS, CLY Meare, Wen a sical « Jive ae biwhes ak 216 
Giihou, tomwvuore all-searching sight «0... + sssciesevariccend ces 172 
Oar lord 13 risen trom the dead... ... .. 2. +s swess'«'sr _ RE NRE ie 179 
Mere enalrestene’ fOUNC «.. s . sir. « vies « Melyiesniow sim obese ain.tue bis 0. 254 
Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan.........eecceeceeees 213 
Praise to God, immortal praise 2... ......5...06. _ ER ie wae © 185 
Prayer is thempoul’s: siiceréidesire 0... gee. s cece e cen etcas 215 
Rich are the joys which cannot die ........... We oc © <auets Were 204 
Rise, crown’d with light, imperial Salem, rise ..........00.eee0. 167 
mage, iy soul, and stretchy thy aving's e)....,. <a +e cumedieres ov eee 222 
Panes, C)imy, Boul, the hours review... od'<2 «s/o ¥% nies aretiro mek bleak 218 
Meme DGG, COT [OE ME ...«.,. diddy «eve Dhinde te gw Rn perwcere thal 219 


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Salvation doth to,God belong :.\.\..u.. cape» c's sae oe 187 
salvation! O.the joyful sound... 2.202 ms sjaib ol «ls eels ee @ 146 
Saviour, source, ofvevery, Dlessing . 06 0. sos. aisles else Be Re 147 
saviour, when in dust, to thee. .'...... mich vate sets ve sae en 169 
Saviour, when night#involves the skies .....i. s+... 500 eee 234 
Saviour, who thy flock art feeding .....2..%.... som «ss se eee pee 187 
Sée, in’ tlie vineyard of the’ Lord. 2c. S.50ne.. = 2 te oe 164 
Seek,imy sel, the namrow pater hee. aa... see ono a es a ene 254 
Should*nature’s*charms, ‘to please the eye: -%....... 35. fe eee ek 257 
shout. the giadeidings, exultinoly Sint, 20... ...-s . eee tee eee 163 
Dime Medi isesOUt t ASSOVEY IS@laill . so. . Sok, ss Reo sot Cee 176 
Sime lve kno Ween Saviour’s name”... 2. - se ewes ee ce wegeeee 248 
Piney tig S0ul, tars Wondrous love 2-3. S er. oe oss ec ease ee 149 
maguererouse thee from thy sleep... >. itis ss eee, tee ne mee 263 
peemers, Luri, Woy Will yo did... oo. s fee ees 6 cee nse) eee 212 
Soily Tow tielight of days 5. ML a eee See ee 239 
wmaiers D1Christ, arisen .48) 0.5.55. 00... Shae oc ce oh oh en ee 188 
somes of praise the, angels Sammy). +. ws >» osieislslawieges <n ieiareeite eee 228 
mov reronuleriof the SkiGs: «Vitis ssn ataww ailenpele ee ai vinden 143 
Stay, thou, insulted Spirit, Stay v a ic eee sisietews rely sigs ieee ee 217 
Tne day 1s Past and FOnC ss. +... ewes ne en +o cms te aoe 239 
‘Poe Pentle Saviour Calls <5 oe 5 o's 9 tes = 4 ee no coe eee 188 
The Godot Abraham praise 2.2. 0B. oS. Smee ee «> oe ee ie a0 
The God of life, whose constant caré, .....-.ecceccsses cue cis » 165 
The Lord my‘pasture shall prepare ....... .fwis o «feisie =). siagihae a mene 141 
The Lord will happiness divine. . .~ -’. » s:oreisa eters « «sein s/e Se aes eee 
The mighty flood that rolls. . gr SAipits souor0's Sse: 5y0 ia cejanel ts ea a soa 250 
The morning flowers display their sweets.........0..se-sse0e -- 260 
The race that long in darkness pime@dgicsin:". = « --» Ueiz> melas weenie 163 
The Saviour, when to heaven he Tose’... .<.. Gels os es seme ee 194 
A here ia7a,land ‘of pure delight. -.25 20... 9. .wnaruaind «eels se 256 
The spacious fizmament‘on highs: : ae. .%. . 2. GRMG bp s oe pee 139 
The Spirit,amour hearts ©..02. Sec . 700. J as. oes en we. 214 
This is the*day the ds0rd ‘hath made * Soa sames . oh. 2. een © 155 
Thou art the way; to thee ‘alone ..!) Mie «Witenes + so seme spe 262 
Though I -shduld seek'to wash'me clegaye-s- Sh -ae-. . 2 ce ws 145 
Thou, God, all,glory; honour, powere .. . 5 caer. tage vgs Ee 191 
Thus speaks the ‘High and Lofty One. .... 0.4.5... dives . Siege oe 261 
Time ‘hastens on ; "ye‘longing saints .... 2.0. jee - ows Aa 1» oltre «164 
“Dis finish’d ; ‘so the Saviotr cried. ........ 0... os «00 see oe 175 
“Tis my happiness b@low)) 46" \ig. Sas Shale... eee ee 246 
To Jesus, ‘our exalted 190i x2.) : sche. wigs ahs s/o s os © aL 192 
To our Redeemer’s glorious Name.% .% 2... 0. . 2. oles we ne eam 146 
To theelet my first offerings rise... ogee’. « dijns:. ss eae sos ee 236 
Dotthy tathple Gore pair iss ae in 's ctv » oe ehess a olpte > ste + 0! 0s «nn 158 
Triumphant Sion'! Tift thypheatan: 2. sais <p o's + «++ «'s.0 ce 154 
Vital spark of heavenly MeainG) << . «esi «+» 2060 6e'els. emi enee 251 
Wee give immortal praises. Gos*. wc... Me es Oe 182 
NV elcome,-sweet day Of TES ssi. oe sls ey lee dere 155 
AW Menall thy mercies, O my, God +... 2. 255 2.00 Sn 141 
When dangers, woes, or death are nigh .............. She ae 207 


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ie men aaiherinp clouds around: | View. .<(0 6 sos 6 ee 0s cece sees 231 
Dy Menem taG aNOTY PASSIONSMISE Je6 as de ccs scecccseceussens 243 
Mt CEEPURODY tiLIG .GLOAT . diy's..nc cig ce cle oc « <Ws0 pieces cee dis 223 
eRen Serre y the WONdEOUS CrOSS JF. 2e's oc. 0/0 se o's wo sl avasidene clone 173 
i weneenne tert his-heavenly throne 4... . ae. 66 ldee ceca eee t eld 202 
enemeierd, to. this OUT WeSlETnaNd .4-00 00s’ cege vec etescecase 198 
fememeereing irom the bed of, death... ie suis ssc stewie afd! ao dni olevaraenne’ « 251 
When, streaming from the eastern skies .........ccecceescoeees 233 
When those we love are snatch’d away.........seecsseccseaces 211 
When thro’ the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming .......... 206 
When we are raised from deep distress. .. ......°. 2. 0's oss om intaete 2.0 209 
meuie-angels thus, O Lord, rejoice & J. ...k Besse Sole on easiness 161 
While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night... ..s..ceeeeeees 161 
Menue-tice 1 seek, protecting Power. . 5... 6.505 se elsmidlg o's ers 247 
meeroy-stialh l behold the-day <0... s. ise. 00. Bee em ee 6 a0 153 
Memess.,ye Mretratd angels 5: now 2). 0% 3-6 005 Ss. < «0's soe ehaiigatalbe's 189 
eemaretthbse it bight array . <2 +s: - agitieste.e © Ses oMiatn' ns 6s 258 
hero 1s this that comes from Edom. «25M. foo... ne ce ee ten nous 172 
Peuyemouttiest thou, my anxious soul a. s0s'q'e + cpa oe one He» wale « 260 
fonaichtol souls-who Jesus know "s.\< os. e's sic ow ves ewe diac does Wi 
eves ob light, celestial plainssies wie es os coe a's cc'en sie ceinenes ss 139 
Ye humble souls, approach your God .........eeeee. Og Fr 214 


Youth, when devoted to the Lord ......... covece dete decor’ LOU 


TABLE, 


TO FIND HYMNS SUITED TO PARTICULAR SUBJECTS AND OCCASIONS. 


Page. 

I. THE HOLY pata ag ke + oe te ee a 
TE CREATION #0490 Sake Me MM oh ee 
III. PROVIDENCE. a POR Eo 
TV; REDEMPTION Ce eS PS et, et aes 
V. THE CHURCH .. Pree er 
VI. FESTIVALS AND FASTS SUS Ratt SS ea ee 
The Lord’s wbiss ly ud face ie Py cols aie . 154 

Advent .. oi ee Tere ae Se ktothows situa - 160 
Chhristinaae)... >. set 8. 0...) see tate) lelte te. Eeeeey aL 

Find of the Yeats...» . +. “enre + eclcepaes beueneee sane ee 

Wew Year ey. —. eu. .0 0: ip eepeus td ) aul oo itcinen ieee 
FIPIPRaUY +. in. oS «RTS tee conten ss me . 166 

sent <7. res. Me eR 

Passion Waal ail ‘Good Fi riday Maaey$ meine Mg e..) 9 1. - 

Easter .. . Kis éine wisn: ete aa 
Ascension .. os. a0. Mee. sap ott bid eadtuee oil cys icinneneE nan 
Whit-Sunday 7s, . MEY Gwe fRiseer ene al eae Seen 

Trimtty Sunday aoc os anne Yo enehe’ ge lens s oem e, ame 

Fast-day ae . 0 «a eee 
Thanksgiving-day . o SRE» 

VII. ORDINANCES AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS . o> -s fs 
Baptism of Infants . . ove. wy be ees I 

Baptism of Adults «4. sete s “VES se 5. s pene anne 
Confirmation aia: <4. AR Ee... ee <3 

The Lord’s Supper eee we: e401 
Ordination, or Institution of Minicters : + ee on igs 
Consecration of a Church . cin eee Su 

Missions . . den S .. le. oak OE 

Sunday and Charity Schools « . aes a Ne gts eee 
Charitablé,Occasions . ..., —. @ % @& ae 6 ee uheue 

T6 be used at Seat, sah’. Me. ek. se ee ee 

For'the Sicke-. .. <2) .aE 0 OP Co . 207 
Funerals. . en Peek Sree 

VIII. INVITATION AND WARNING . : « wie coe Sees 
Ix. CHRISTIAN DUTIES AND AFFECTIONS ee re ts 
Prayer Sia: See das 0 6) 0 6 ST Eee ne 
Repentance . 0. 82 oc ge 216 

Faith . otist se “oo Mele naemene 219 

Hope . Se ae Lat pe 222 
[re ee A EM 

TOV6 6 sn Ke ena a 4 MR oto + en 

rai. la. TS oy Gee 20) ete a ae ea tee .- heeo 
Contentment ete ts eer . 229 

In Affliction I 

Daily Devotion . mis += 0 0 6 6 hoe 

X. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE . a «. ». tee ele oe o” eee 240 
SPA LL /) el. toe a) a errr es 
eee LODGING. te, 3 0 ete 3 se tt fe ye 
AHL ETERNITY. . Li rere eR 
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Mra T EASE LUPPRMEERE: oy atele cher ole'e\e o's cc aid a thote ses. dibe 0.0/3 vanes ee aeote Riel Ssie witerieate rr ie ere ee 
The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer .............ccccecccscsecccescs 4 
SEMEL MO IT clas eiats oie c,+ 2 o.Fr cists artet ioliicels:s o\o,0,0:0 01000 eno’ blgieidles etebope oie abtee a axe 5 
‘hhiemercder Low the Psalter is appointed.to! be read .....%......00 05 <0 cece ccc octMencle a 
The Order how the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to be read........... ui 
Tables of Lessons of Holy Scripture, to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer 
eee R OEY 5 A ia.c «sini Wp Sie ee dod a oib ne Be edo nse Cees aa oy MERE Eee ON 8 
IE osha scars Se ta hina poh o's Gales a's eva Merde aad hee Sees o waaliieed 10 
Tables and Rules for the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts, together with the 
Days of Fasting and Abstinence throughout the Year.................... 16 
Serer S1MCT thG TIONVCAYS 6 x. oc ones cle cccceccboc ceeds es cadaeh ob bes vBwens 17 
GremUROer LOm I alivn VLOPOINS PrAyOLus, .c..<cc. eco aly Ses seine cele neule nec dase OEE Q1 
mumeerrcer for Daily 1ovening Prayer. .. oss «oacecdeducsndastetesesssestesdaatie 34 
The Litany, or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service on Sun- 
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays. ... ... 9s. CN CR eh patent al 45 
Prayers and Thanksgivings upon several Occasions, to be used before the two 
final.Prayers of Morning and Evening Service ...........-.cccccccccccess 51 
‘The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to be used throughout the Year............ 60 
‘Yhe Order for the Administration of the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion ... 224 
‘Phe Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants, to be used in the Church........ 245 
The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children, in Houses................008. 249 
The Ministration of Baptism to such as are of Riper Years, and able to answer 
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._ A Catechism; that is to say, an Instruction to be learned by every Person before 
he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop.............-.cseceeececcces 257 
The Order of Confirmation, or Laying on of Hands upon those that are baptized, 
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Rae eer tre terial Of the Dead... «o's ihece teas abale code ceacecccecs sentence Q71 
The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth, commonly called, The Church- 
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Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea..............eceeee eee es 276 
A Form of Prayer forthe Visitation Of Prisoners yas - oc ces secceccwascaccces 282 
A Form of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Fruits of the earth, 
and all the other Blessings of his merciful Providence................000- 288 
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Selections of Psalms, to be used instead of the Psalms for the Day, at the dis- 
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The Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating Bishops, Priests, 
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@he Litamy and Suffrages..........000.ecnceses Pe re PP rs ee Be, o 526 
The Order for the Administration of the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion... 529 
The Form of Consecration of a Church or Chapel ..............sccesesccccccecs 538 
An Office of Institution of Ministers into Parishes or Churches ...............6. 541 
‘Selections from the Psalms of David, in Metre............scesceccceees ‘eels don tee 
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Hymns suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church................ee.eeceeee e135 
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